Short Stories from Aesthetic Life

I'm proud and a little scared to announce the (self) publication of my first book on the Amazon Marketplace for Kindle!

I made the cover myself -- that's also my handwriting, not a small child's.

I originally compiled this book from short stories and poems I've written over the years. I didn't notice it at the time, but nearly all my stories reflected what Soren Kierkegaard called the "Aesthetic Life." So I wanted to try and follow his example -- write stories exemplifying his philosophy, presented similar to his writing style.

The book is relatively short, but hopefully dense enough to be enjoyed. Here is an excerpt:

I wanted to ask you something. Do you believe in dooms of love? I was trying to understand because Cummings wrote about it. What do you think it means? They just don’t seem to go together. I don’t think many people give it much thought because I say it all the time and nobody ever questions me about it. They sort of accept it and just move on. I figured you wouldn’t do that to me and, of all people, you would hold me the most accountable. So, like seriously, stop me at anytime and ask your questions. If not, I’ll just keep going.

But that just seems to be the way my life is. Honestly man, I move through dooms of love. Whenever we had our last drink, I kept going on and on about how Sophia is one of those non-syntax-type people. The non-syntax-type people, those are the ones, man. Those are the ones. Sorry, I mean those are the ones that take you through those dooms of love. That’s what Sophia does and she is the one.

Good reviews are coming in, as well! Short Stories from Aesthetic Life is featured on the New York Times Website (under various comment sections before my account was banned and comments deleted).

Lastly, purchasing my book supports me against Tim Treen in the 2010 Books for Beer competition! Whoever sells more books on Kindle receives a delicious beer from the loser. And when does beer taste the best? Football games? On a boat? How about won from a bet with your losing friend, knowing full well his sweat and tears brought such joy to your lips? Yeah, I think the last one is when beer tastes the best.

The end of the competition is December 27th 2010, where we anticipate we will be sitting down together at a bar to toast the winner and harass the loser.

Keep your eyes posted for more information on the great 2010 Books for Beer competition. Just need to wait for Treen to get his book on the marketplace and I will have a full review of his work. 

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