“There is no greater agony than 
bearing an untold story inside you.” 
~ Maya Angelou

Dad is now available on Amazon, and just in time for Father’s Day 2023. There is a sense of accomplishment in having published four books. To the best of my knowledge, none of the books are being considered for prizes in literature, but I’m totally okay with this. The Gratitude book fulfilled a bucket list item for me. It also provided an opportunity for me to share my passion for gratitude with the larger community. The Cherries book was a delightful surprise. Working in collaboration with 12-year-old illustrator Vivian Nguyen was an absolute joy. The Ambassador book allowed me to share some of the more important life lessons I’ve learned in my lifetime, and the experiences through which I learned those lessons. And Dad, a question-and-answer book, has given me the chance to share information regarding my thoughts and experiences of fatherhood which will outlast me.

I honestly believed that Dad would be my last book. Strangely, just days after it was published, I had an idea for another book. I have no doubt that I will write it. Whether I publish it or not remains to be seen.

This next book will be, by far, the most emotionally challenging book I’ve written. It will require a good deal of time and research. It will motivate me to reflect and to speculate on the past 33 years. It will involve both fiction and non-fiction. I’m not exactly sure why I didn’t think about writing this story prior to this, but now that I have thought of it, I realize that the words of Maya Angelou quoted above are quite poignant. The story I have inside me is one which absolutely must be told.