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date: 2020-02-21
title: Book
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> A book?
Yes.
> Why?
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A question I struggle with just as much as you.
> Obviously. Best guess, then.
Best guess, this project has become important to me and integral to my writing in a way that I can't really express without waxing maudlin about writing <a class="pulse" href="/writing">again</a>. It's something I've poured time and love and blood and sweat and tears into. I'm proud of it.
> Is it not enough as it stands?
It's great as it stands. It's just that I'd also love to see this as a production that I can show to others. Something I can see on others' bookshelves. Something I can maybe see in a bookstore.
> Why the struggle, then? Why not just publish it and accept your pride?
Who am I to say my life is interesting enough to put in front of other people's eyes? How can I possibly suggest that my words are worth reading when they are about things that impact so very few people?
Like, *Restless Town* was something that I was proud of, but I didn't have this compunction because there are more trans people than just myself, more poly folks than just myself, more furries than just me. Ditto *Rum and Coke*.
> And **Eigengrau**?
Poetry --- at least much of that poetry --- is more universal than even the stories in *Restless Town*.
> This is about gender, poly, and furry. Must the whole book be applicable to be enjoyed?
No, I suppose not.
### New Content
* [ally 30](/30) through 32
* [Book](/book)
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That's right, for better or for worse, <em class="ally-font">ally</em> is coming out in book form! It's up for pre-order, in both paperback and PDF digital editions. Read more about it [here](/book)!