After Semi-Rad.com passed the three-year mark this spring, I started to think a lot about creating something non-digital, or less ephemeral than weekly blog posts that appear on glowing screens.
I’ve written a new post every Thursday for 198 straight weeks, and I’ve watched as some of the writing has gotten shared on Facebook and Twitter. But I wondered about a different, more tangible way to share it. Something people could take on road trips to Out of Cell Phone Range, or pass around a campfire, put in a library box on a raft trip, or gift to family and friends to say “this is (at least kind of) why I love to go outside so much” or even “hey, when racking my brain for the perfect holiday gift to sum up my sentiments about you and our relationship, I came up with this.”
Over the summer, I made a book called Funny Shit in the Woods and Other Stories: The Best of Semi-Rad.com. It’s on sale as of today, November 13th. It’s $14.99 in paperback through this link, or $5.99 on Kindle, and if you like some of the stuff on this website, you might like the book.
Here’s what’s in the book:
- 40 stories from Semi-Rad.com that have been “liked” and shared on Facebook and Twitter more than anything else on this website, going back to 2011
- 40 original, not-very-professional drawings
- Some funny stuff
- Some stories about people I find inspiring
- 19 instances of the word “dude”
- 89 instances of the word “rock”
- 91 instances of the word “bike”
I hope you’re one-tenth as excited about it as I am:
-Brendan
Kristen Bor (Bearfoot Theory)
Awesome! A huge congrats. Your first book just came in the mail yesterday. I can’t wait to dive in. I love your writing style and will absolutely be putting this next book of yours on my Christmas list!
Colorado Gal
Congrats! Very cool!
Joe
Awesome!!!! Got mine ordered!!
brody
I’m 10/10ths as excited as you are
Daniel
Like the fact that ‘Bike’ beat ‘Rock’, just saying…
Willie Bailey
VERY COOL!!! When my credit card cools off from buying my Semi-Rad RUN-RAD long sleeve(photos soon), I’ll purchase my copy and a few for friends this holiday season. Great idea!
Ben
Perfect timing. Just finished ‘The New American Road Trip Mixtape’ last week, and thoroughly enjoyed it. Passed it on to a friend, and now I can’t wait to dig into ‘Funny Shit’!
Alan
Fist pumping to The Pharcyde…..so baller!