Sort of.
I love writing. I love thinking. But sometimes thinking too much gets in the way of writing. A few years ago I used a big bonus check to buy the cheapest typewriter readily available on Amazon and got to work. It was a bizarre feeling to write without the ability to edit. And it completely changed the way I relate to composing stories.
Everything I have written on this site has started in analog typewriter form. Some of these drafts were given to friends and family as a Christmas present, but many more live in solitude in my basement office.
I love the look and feel of these typewritten drafts and interacting with them gives a reading experience unlike what I’m used to. You learn to be more forgiving. You learn to take your time. You learn that the written word thrives in physical form.
I compiled many of my favorite essays about beauty in the ordinary. Physical objects. Physical people. Physical experiences. Available in physical form.
I would love for you to buy and read this. I won’t make money— blurb.com has a business to run— but I do want you to be able to hold this in your hands. Reading works best that way.
Click on this thing to buy:
I Bought a Typewriter: Volume 1
Here’s what people are saying about I Bought a Typewriter: Volume 1:
“Finished your book the other day and was impressed by your candor and honesty.”
-Chris’s Mom
“I enjoyed this and read it all… You are an outstanding writer.”
-Chris’s Sister
“…but I guess what I’m trying to say is you misquoted Lucius Fox.”
-Chris’s Brother
I Made a Magazine.