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1. Book one is out now! Order it at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H3LNXDT8

Election Day, American Middle

A Roman a clef in which my now-infant daughter attends middle school with Obama, AOC, Jasmine Crockett, JD Vance, Stephen Miller, Ted Cruz, and Lil Marco. Other classmates include Seth Meyers, Jon Oliver, Jon Stewart, Joy Reid, Nicolle Wallace, BTC, Ari Melber and Ali Velshi. Their teachers are Jen Psaki, Lawrence O'Donnell, and myself.

The book takes place over 24 hours, starting at 3:00 on the first Monday in November. The gym teacher announces that the 8th grade class will get to vote on the game that they play on Election Day. My daughter, Bea, wants to lead a vote to soccer. The violent hillbilly Redd kids want to play tackle football.

After school, I take you into an exaggerated staff meeting, where a multitude of teacher issues are addressed. Veteran's Day, Rifle Hunting Season, and Thanksgiving are all on the calendar. Then it's a Northwoods bus ride home to meet some of the modern American families. Alcoholism, debt, marital strife, unregulated porn in the hands of children, misogyny porn, Nick Fuentes' shitty existence, and modern loneliness replacing a would-be Middle Class are all on display. The role of for-profit health insurance in American suffering and poverty is highlighted.

Monday morning begins with a small-town power play starring a privileged and powerful family, based on an amalgamation of lived experiences. The school day is bonkers, a mash up of Sideways Stories from Wayside School with the liberal agenda with a parable of the complete lack of guardrails around the Trump administration and the failure of leadership from Speaker Mike Johnson and Chief Justice Roberts.

The final scene empowers the reader to participate in the Democratic Process in a meaningful way.

2. Bird Dog for VP

In the first third of this book, I provide my authentic biography in terms of how it shapes my political identity. Some of these chapters already exist on my Youtube channel. Others have not yet been written.

The second third of the book is my Vice Presidential agenda, which will be familiar to EDAM readers: universal healthcare, Ranked Choice Voting, progressive problem-solving for paycheck problems, Election Day as a federal holiday, rural loneliness, the revival of the American Dream.

The final third of the book is an in-depth look at Bird Dog Week, my imagined campaign tour. I'd spend a week in welcoming cities, following a general agenda: Civics engagement Monday, Mental Health/Loneliness Tueday, Faith Community Wednesday, Politcal stump speech Thursday, Bird Dog's Human Moment Friday. (This is a live event in which I meet a celebrity. Let the manifesting begin!)

3. Lanthorn Look Back

This is a quick and easy cash grab. I'd partner with Grand Valley to publish an anthology of my Lanthorn articles, and write a few reflections on the past 20 years and how my politics have evolved since college.

4. Hey Bud, Dad Talks

When my son was born, I started thinking about legacy and advice and my own father's tragic death. He was killed by a drunk driver when I was 22, and 500 miles from home. I've seen ads for the Youtube Dad who is there to teach fatherless kids. I'm doing that, in book form.

5. Bird Dog: Son of a Bitch (Life Under Lynn)

A deep cleanse of my soul. An investigation of my childhood. May not be published. Who knows?

6. Five-Year Phoenix

On January 3, 2020, my divorce was finalized. Then COVID, and a myriad of personal mistakes, from alcoholism to infidelity to a broken orbital.

And on January 3, 2025, I closed on my forever home with my forever family, California sober and ready to change the world.

And if you've made it this far, then you know that EDAM Unredacted will be ready to go by Labor Day. I need a publisher with a legal team.