The Shadow or the Leaf

A Guide to Pay What You Want
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If you haven't read anything of mine and so are not sure you'll like it, please download this book for free, and enjoy!

If you have read something of mine and it wasn't quite your cup o' tea, but you want to give me another shot (thank you!), by all means, download this book for free. I hope you have a better reading experience!

If you have read something of mine and enjoyed it, and want to read this book next, please consider paying something--anything--for my time, love, dedication, persistence, and hard work. If you don't have any money, by all means download this book for free, but commit to writing a review for it when you are done. Post your review here, or at Goodreads, or at any of the many online retailers where it appears. Know that wherever it is, I am very grateful that you took the time and effort to post it.

The amount listed is a suggestion only. Pay less or pay more (that would be awesome!), or pay nothing. The choice is entirely yours.

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What came first, the shadow or the leaf
it falls upon,
the sunlight or the pain?
Painted yellow, what calls, and what echoes, and what cries
through the valley;
And what strains the surface of things
when joy surges and the depths reach up,
and the wet sand dries and blows unseen to the dune ...
And what settles over my head,
misty and mysterious, indivisibly fine ...


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Total time to write, edit, format, and create cover art for original edition:
2 years
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Please note: absolutely no AI was utilized in the creation of this content.