A small but satisfying update: both You Tried: A Deadbeat’s Guide to Self-Actualization and Wazo the Wildcard: Things Go Wrong, Mostly are now in the catalogue at the Ottawa Public Library.
This was not, strictly speaking, a surprise. I submitted them through the library’s Local Author program and then did what I usually do—forgot about it just long enough that the outcome could feel like a pleasant accident.
So when the older brother joined its younger sibling in the catalogue, my reaction was less “astonished author achieves lifelong dream” and more:
Oh, nice. They accepted my submission.
Still counts.
There’s something quietly meaningful about this, even if it arrived without fanfare. Libraries have always been one of the few places where you’re allowed to exist without needing to justify it. No purchase required. No performance necessary. Just space, time, and the possibility that you might stumble across something you didn’t know you needed.
Which now, apparently, includes my books.
If you’re in Ottawa and feel like taking a chance on either of them (or just want to verify that this is real), you can find them here:
You Tried: A Deadbeat’s Guide to Self-Actualization
https://ottawa.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S26C1705473
Wazo the Wildcard: Things Go Wrong, Mostly
https://ottawa.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S26C1701011
If you do end up borrowing one, I hope it helps. Or at least keeps you company for a bit.
And, in keeping with tradition: please return it on time. I have a reputation to maintain.
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