Idiosyncrasies: Celebrating 10 Years of Publishing

Idiosyncrasies is the second poetry book written by Author Adam Thomas Applebaum and his 7th Book Published to date. Take a deep dive into the amalgamation of 15 years of casually writing poetry and 10 years of Independent Publishing. In it you should find a mixture of poems of multiple themes from the introspective to the spiritual, and funny. There are also poems about Work and Routine, Perseverance, and Love and Loss to name just a few other topics the book touches on. For this celebration of 10 years of independent publishing you can also find some short stories he felt were worth showing as they tell a narrative not unlike what he aims to convey in poem form. For the especially dedicated why not read chapter 10 and find out just what sorts of madness was going on in his mind or added context to some of his more unusual poems. Not doing so should not detract from the experience as he knows some prefer to be kept in the dark about it.

About the Author :
Adam Thomas Applebaum is the author of 7 books as of this publication. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Concentrated in Information Systems. Adam founded a seasonal popup store that would make convention appearances and operate solely online outside of that in 2016. He has offered both self-published books written by him, calligraphy, and poetry services. Adam has a YouTube channel related to that side venture, and it aired its first video on March 09, 2021, where he reads creepypastas, demonstrates how he writes poetry and helps us get in touch with emotions men were expected to repress for generations. He also controlled a mostly variety archive channel for things he had done on a whim since YouTube began, but he only uploaded his first video on February 15, 2010. Adam's most significant influence on his value of being well-read and prolific was his late Great Grandma, Frances Zimmer, who died of Alzheimer's. He said, "She knew how to take a board or card game and take me out of the competitive tension of it by conversing about unrelated things." She also gave him a glow-in-the-dark teddy bear as a baby, which he regrets selling or donating as a teen, and last year bought a replica of it in like-new condition. Said item has since been an easter egg throughout this and other works Adam has created. It does not necessarily mean to the reader that something tragic is about to happen. Those who are said to hold such a specific item will have a more significant role before them than any reasonable person may expect of them when it is bestowed. It could be anything from being the main character of their own story to someone of interest in a case. Although some supposedly own these items, not all of them will have anything extraordinary happen to them. Instead, their being "written" to have it in their possession makes them a person of interest, if at all. Adam grew up in Covina and moved to Torrance at 14, so it should be no coincidence that many exciting things happen in both places. The black and white Mainecoon, some of you saw on the back cover of previous books, Jimmy, died July 05, 2020, of complications arising from Anemia found after a flea bath. Adam has a rock holding the remnants inside, a clay pawprint, and a picture of him as a kitten. Adam went from being a cashier and quality assurance analyst to an office administrative assistant. He now lives independently of his parents in an apartment in Los Angeles, California. Since leaving them, he has not stopped writing and has no plans to quit anytime soon.Nevertheless, since the move, Adam has focused more on professional development than attending conventions and meetups. If he could run any brick-and-mortar business in the world, he would want to own a bookstore where people who are not traditionally published could have their works sold. Adam would carry almost exclusively book titles not found in significant book retailers except online, if not for his store. Adam may continue his tradition of selling custom poems as he currently does, depending on how many people he expects to visit the store regularly and how many employees he has working with him. Adam does not quite know if he could make this work long-term or secure the necessary funding, but perhaps it will be something he does when he can afford to retire.