Taking a break from the book-specific posts to share a book-adjacent “thank you.” Thank you for listening. I love to learn and The Tale of Tarak-Kar has been teaching me new things since day one. Now I’m trying to learn the ropes of self-publishing. As much as I love this particular story (and

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[4 days til book release!]
Sometimes it takes too long for idea to hit. For a tale written to honor spoken storytelling you’d think an audiobook would’ve occurred sooner. Finally, a year ago, it hit. My logic: I could DIY it. Sure, it'd be rough, but I love to learn—it’d be fun. So research began.
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Recognizing that jumping onto a new platform and immediately sharing my book release isn't ideal - but I didn't plan for this. It is making for good butterfly app practice I suppose.
Thank you for your patience while I kick the tires over here.

My story drops in 5 days so this feels like a good time to share the cover. If you saw my post about the artist you’ll understand why I love it. The scene is from a moment where our hero finds an enchanted axe. Avoiding spoilers, I will say
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Hi All! My story hits (virtual) shelves in 6 days(!) so I’m sharing a little about it each day. Today? Creating a monster:

This was an odd tale to write because it started with form, not story. I had a vague idea about where it was going but in a way it had to tell itself to me. About midway thru

With so much going on, I don’t want to lose sight of my story hitting (virtual) shelves soon so I’m going to share a little something each day. I want to begin by talking about the artist who, in a real way, is the reason I’m finally putting it out. The Tale of Tarak-Kar was written prior
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If you see this post, quote with a bridge from your gallery.
Ponte Luis I in Porto, Portugal

Not sure what I'm doing here yet but figure a good way to begin is with the same message with which I x'ited Twitter and kicked off Threads:
You cannot glorify both Jesus and Guns.

Now, outta the frying pan and into a new fire we go?
A cautious hello, Bluesky.