Nichts: All and Naughts

by Kirk Shellko

The Other and One is a series of meditations on traditional philosophic topics. Philosophy in narrative form, the series chronicles the life of the historical other who is a symbol of change, transition and limitation. Anti-heroic in his early years, he drives the narrative with suffering and metamorphosis. The one is a metaphysical character whose essence is not understood, but known. This character, at times female and at times male, is the counterpart to the other and at crucial moments a guide of sorts. The two clash and unite, meeting time and again during the most important phases of the other's life. The final installment of the Other and One series, Nichts concerns the bits of nothing that gather with human beings. It also chronicles the final transformation of the Other.

429 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 15, 2025