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My latest book is about creativity and also magic. D.I.Y. Magic comes out in April, it explores the interplay between perception and reality. And how altering one alters the other. It is sort of like a manual of how to get high/inspired/creative without using drugs. Reality is psychedelic.

Language, as the poet knows, is intoxicating. Words can elate, inspire, teach. Words shape our innermost ideas and ways of seeing. Therefore they have the power to mold, shape, and change reality. I became a writer because there is no more powerful thing that I could aspire to be. To shape words well is to shape reality.

Of course, the beginning to becoming a writer is to read a lot. As a child I grew up in the middle of nowhere and I read everything I co ...more

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	DIY Magic: A Strange and Whimsical Guide to Creativity 3.89 avg rating — 216 ratings — published 2012 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	DIY Resistance: 36 Ways to Fight Back! 3.47 avg rating — 30 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Throwing Bones by Anthony Alvarado (Goodreads Author), Tony Morgan (illustrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2009	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I tried to be normal once. Worst two minutes of my life.: Lined Coworker Notebook, Funny Gift. 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Being an Adult is Like Folding a Fitted Sheet. No One Really Knows How.: Funny Notebook Journal, 100 Lined Pages. 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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The Works and Days / Theogony / The Shield of Herakles

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“We turn to books for the same reason we enjoy conversations with other people - for fun, for humor, for comfort, for companionship, and for advice.”
― Anthony Alvarado, DIY Magic: A Strange and Whimsical Guide to Creativity

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“Everyone loves something, even if it's only tortillas.”
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