Clear some space on that bookshelf
7 03 2008A little while ago, I wrote that I had been experimenting with the self publishing site Blurb.com. I wanted a way to capture some of my better photos and old school picture albums just weren’t cutting it. They just didn’t seem particularly satisfying or complementary to my pictures and in many cases, they don’t leave you any opportunity to put the photos into context with text. I guess I could hand write notes around the pictures but given my handwriting style, I think that would just give readers the impression that I was some sort of escaped mental patient. At a minimum, I’m sure it could be used against me at any sort of commitment hearing.
That leads to the second problem with photo albums. They’re difficult to reproduce. I’m not going to kid myself into thinking I’ll make the NY Times bestseller list (although with nonsense like this topping the non-fiction lists perhaps I do have a decent chance of making the list) it is nice to be able to have a way to make copies if friends, family or others would like them.
So, dear readers, because I’ve come to think of you as one big happy family (the kind that keeps meaning to visit but can’t seem to find the time because they have to lance that nasty looking boil on the cat), I’m posting my works so far on the right hand side of the screen (See? Those nifty little thumbnail images over there?).
The “War is Heck” book contains many of the stories you’ve seen here (with serious editing to correct the grammatical/spelling mistakes and to punch up the stories) as well as a few I haven’t posted. In addition, there are 100+ photos of my time there, most quite good, if I say so myself. I’ve had to blot out the faces of U.S. soldiers so they aren’t recognizable just to stay on the safe side of any potential legal issues.
The books are really of quite good quality in terms of binding, paper quality, etc. I’ve only ordered the hardcovers thus far and was very pleased.
So, help out a starving artist, and pick up one of these fine books today (Christmas ain’t that far away, after all).
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