The final pages of FiSW Part 2 — and a gift before it goes

Hey Friendos, Lightning Buds, Storm Watchers, Umbrella Buddies…

I believe life is about discovery. I think the best stories are written and read as exploration. That exciting, unsettling feeling of not quite knowing is one of the things that separates fans like you from the rest of the world. All those people who are certain of their rightness, positive of how things should be — and the millions more who pretend to know — I think they're afraid of sitting where we sit. Afraid of being lost in wonder or chaos. Lost in story. They’re afraid, and they may never know what they might have found if they truly left the trail.

Don't believe me when I say you're different? Just look at our Goodreads reviews. Notice how the positive and the negative reviews highlight the same things 😊?

All of which is to say: I don't write books for just anyone. I write them for you.

This week, I'm proud to give you the final pages of Friends in Stormy Weather, Part 2. The saga, for now, is complete.

And because you're the bravest of the brave — the ones who read along as I write, typos and all — I want you to have the finished thing. The edited final PDF, the way it was meant to be read, lands in your inbox on the day the free version comes off the site.

I’ll give you the full schedule leading up to the launch of the print version of this book, which I hope will be as beautiful and odd as the journey we’re on together. But lets see those final pages first…

IF YOU’RE NEW HERE, START AT THE BEGINNING…

IF YOU NEED A LITTLE REFRESHER, JUMP TO THE LAST INSTALLMENT…

And now the cover reveal…

So here’s your schedule leading up to our Kickstarter Launch…

• June 6 — your next pages (a preview of part 3).

• June 20 — The free version of Part 2 comes down. The same day, the edited PDF goes out by email to everyone on this list. Anyone you send here who signs up before June 20 gets it too.

• For about two weeks after that, Part 2 is gone. That's on purpose. It comes back better than before.

• ~July 8 — Part 2 returns the way it was always meant to exist: a print edition in a unique notebook format, edited, with bonus pinup pages from a bunch of artists that are both talented and important to me. All these artists have been a friend in stormy weather to me or someone I care about, and it’s an honor to have them as a part of the book. It launches on Kickstarter, and I'll send you the link the moment it's live.

If you want the physical book—which will be as weird and wonderful as you’ve come to expect—you’re going to want to join Kickstarter as early as possible.

Not only will Kickstarter supporters get the best possible price, but there will be bonuses for folks like you who know exactly when to sign up… The first bonus is a set of 2 glow-in-the-dark friendship bracelets. These friendship bracelets will be added to all physical rewards ordered on the first day of the Kickstarter at no extra charge. 

Either way, you read it first, and you get the final PDF as a thank-you for that.

Thanks for exploring this world with me.