STORIES DOn’T
BELONG IN BOXES
MFA student. Father. Author of a children’s book, a self-help guide, and a poetry collection that burns.
Genre lines are suggestions. Stories go where they need to go.
Currently working on the next book.
NEW BOOK RELEASE
2019 rolled in and flipped my world upside down.
Suddenly, I was a single dad, trying to keep it all together with nothing but bedtime stories and sheer willpower. Divorce hit my daughter hard, just like it hit me when I was a kid.
It’s a confusing mess and leaves you feeling lost and broken.
So, my daughter and I started a little ritual. Every night, we told stories, turning them into our therapy sessions. She’d share her feelings, and I’d try to understand her world a bit better.
We were both hurting, and this story helped us cope.
From those nights came ‘Mia and Her Twin Castles
This isn’t just a book . It’s for kids caught in the chaos of divorce, kids who feel like they’re drowning in the back-and-forth and endless arguments. It’s for kids who don’t have a stable family to lean on, who feel completely alone.
This book is our way of saying, “You’re not alone.”
Life’s a Bitch, Then You Grow
Life’s not a straight line. It’s more like a drunken stumble through a minefield of existential crises.
George Kalantzis gets it. He’s been there, done that, and probably set the T-shirt on fire.
This book isn’t about finding your inner child or hugging trees. It’s about dragging yourself through life’s shit-storms and coming out the other side without losing your mind (or your sense of humor).
Through stories that’ll make you laugh, cringe, and maybe cry (no judgment), George shows you how to:
- Stop being an asshole to yourself
- Rewrite your mental bullshit
- Embrace your inner weirdo
- Tell fear to go fuck itself
No unicorns or rainbow-crapping butterflies here. Just raw, honest advice for when life decides to use you as its personal punching bag.
May cause sudden outbursts of self-acceptance and the urge to live your best life. Side effects include decreased tolerance for bullshit and increased awesomeness.
Read at your own risk.
Your comfort zone will hate you for it.
Mosaic of a Broken Heart: Because Love’s a Beautiful Disaster
In his debut poetry collection, George Kalantzis rips open his chest and spills his guts all over the page. It ain’t pretty, but then again, neither is love.
From the intoxicating high of first kisses to the soul-crushing lows of betrayal, George serves up love in all its messy glory. Inspired by his own dance with divorce (spoiler alert: the marriage doesn’t make it), he dishes out bite-sized nuggets of wisdom that’ll hit you right in the feels.
This isn’t your grandma’s poetry book. It’s raw. It’s real. It’s like a literary shot of whiskey – burns going down, but damn if it doesn’t make you feel alive.
Reading might induce unexpected bouts of hope and the dangerous urge to keep your heart open. Read at your own risk.
For anyone who’s ever loved, lost, or told Cupid to go screw himself.
Guaranteed to leave a mark. On your bookshelf and your soul.
Substack, social media, whatever – they’re all just different flavors of the same mind-numbing slop. But here’s the thing: The platform doesn’t fucking matter. What matters is what you do with it.