DON’T DIE!
An SW Krueger Novel
DON’T DIE!
365 Reasons Not To:
From Potatoes to The Love of God
HEY YOU!
I can see you there reading this, thinking to yourself, “he can’t possibly be talking to me?” Well, I am, because you are a person who is asking the question. The kind that goes along the lines of “why should I stay? Why should I keep living? Give me one good reason!” Well, I’m gonna give you at least one good reason to stay and keep living, and maybe 364 others. We might be spending a lot of time together so buckle up for some questionable poetry, strange short stories, and a lot of good food suggestions. All as we cover 365 reasons not to die that can be found in life's most simple moments, stretching from Potatoes to the only three things that will last forever, faith, hope, and the love of God.
1 Corinthians 13:1
What to expect from this book
Hello!
I hope I find you well.
What is your name? ____________________________ I wanted to start our introduction by answering two questions. The first is ‘why did I start writing this book?’ The simplest answer is, I thought it was funny. I threw out this idea for a book to a friend of mine and he started laughing. Then he asked if I was serious. Turns out, I was. The AirHeart Chronicles have been in production for some eleven years and some of the other things I write tend to be what I consider sad. So I wanted to write something I thought was funny. A better question to ask, is not why this book was started, it is ‘why did I bother finishing this book?’ And the simplest answer to that question is, I thought it might help someone. I rarely ever get the whole story, I rarely ever get to do as much good as I want to do, and I rarely write something purely to entertain people. I wanted to tell stories that might do something. So maybe, if this book ends up on your bedside, and it helped you and you only.
Then I’ve won.
I needed nothing else from this book.
And to be honest; even now as you read this completed book, I still think it's funny. So consider this book a helpful comedy. A comedy written around one of the two fundamental truths I believe in. Truth number one, you are a beloved Child of God, a wonderful creation worthy of life and of the love that has been poured out for you. Second, almost any reason to stay alive today is a good reason. I am not intellectually equipped enough to be able to fully explain the frankly unexplainable depths of God’s love for you. Because you are a beloved child of a God who is calling for you and seeking you. So rather, I choose to focus on the second truth here. If you or others you know are in crisis, please turn this book over and open the last page, there are resources there to help you. This book is a work of entertainment, comedy, and stories. This book and I as an author are not remotely equipped for any sort of crisis, long term mental health, or aid whatsoever.
What I am here to do is to give you 365 stories, little things, or reasons, that might be a good enough reminder of why you need to get through the day. I hope that out of this book of mine, and out of this big joke that we both call life, the two of us can gain a little something from it; a chuckle, a laugh, just a smile, or maybe even the hope that life is and will continue to be beautiful even in the simplest of moments.