Building to Be

When my godson found out I wrote Broken Toys, he wanted to read it. Given the adult nature of the material, it wasn't going to happen any time soon. But it was the fact I wrote a book that consumed him. He became mildly obsessed about becoming an author at the ripe age of nine. Over the next couple years, he brought it up every time I saw him. That year, I bought him an old school typewriter from a shop in the UK. He pounded the keys for awhile.

At Christmas time in 2022, he told me he decided what he wanted to write and enlisted my help. I asked him what the book was about. He told me, "It's about a wrench wanting to be a hammer." We worked back and forth as I asked him questions. "Does the wrench know the hammer?" "Why does he want to be a hammer?" The playful interrogation revealed an interesting perspective. I'm sure you can imagine several ways this short-form tapestry could be woven. In fact, take a crack at it yourself. I'd love to read your version.

As children do, he kind of forgot about it and moved on to other interests. I believe that typewriter is currently collecting dust. It's now over three years later and lots of things have changed in my life. But I never forgot about his idea. I finally finished the story. His idea deserves the best presentation possible, so I hired the Brian Garber again because of the incredible response we got from his work on Lost & Malone. And as a teaser, below is the very rough draft of page one.

My goal was always create a book where my godson has a co-author's credit. The words are mine but they mean nothing without his inspiration. I want the story he dreamed up thriving in the wild. One that resonates with people. Something I hope you will all enjoy.

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