Dear Readers,

A year ago I started 12ink. It was an idea that I had to motivate me into getting some of my work self-published. I had so many different ideas and different genres that I felt that I needed to give myself a platform to just send it all out to the world. So, 12ink was born. A publication company of sorts. It just published my own work. After all, this is what they did a long time ago, wasn’t it? Can’t get the newspapers to publish their work so they created their own? (Benjamin Franklin comes to mind.)

So here I am a year later and I’ve released two books, three parts of a poetry anthology, a short story, a merchandise store and more to come. But, I couldn’t have done any of this without the support of all of you. It’s why I blog. It’s why I produce things and post them for free. It’s all a big thank you. I feel like I don’t say it as much as I should. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you!

Please except these words I put here as my gift to you. My biggest thanks to a creative new year and more to come.

Thank you, my readers…my thinkers…my…INKers. You fuel me to write and hopefully I fuel you to speak your truth, live your truth and perhaps even write your own truth.

Thank you. Have a happy new year. Know that you have this space to come to. You aren’t as alone as you think. You’ll always have my words.

Michael Stoneburner
12inker. Are you?