First Edition Book
First Edition Book · Presale
Staying an Old Soul
in the New World
My notes on what’s worth holding onto.
Presale — read before you buy
This is a presale for the First Edition Book of Staying an Old Soul in the New World. The finished digital book is expected to be delivered by November 25, 2026. By purchasing, you acknowledge that the finished product is not available immediately.
First Edition Book
$26
First Edition Book
$26
One Digital Copy of Staying an Old Soul in the New World
Preface + Chapter One delivered September 15
Expected delivery: November 25, 2026
Reserve — $26Limited to 100 copies
Digital + Signed First-Edition Manuscript
$49
Limited to 100 copies
Digital + Signed First-Edition Manuscript
$49
Everything above, plus a printed manuscript, signed and mailed to you. Free shipping in the US.
Expected delivery: November 25, 2026 · Manuscripts ship 7–10 days after release
Reserve — $49$26 one-time payment · Digital product · Presale
By completing your purchase, you agree to the Terms of Sale, Privacy Policy, and Refund Policy. Full refund any time before the book is delivered, and for 7 days after.
Presale closes September 5 at 11:59 PM ET
How do you live in the modern world without becoming a product of it?
Inside
A few of the chapters
- Keep Your Word
- Learn to Be Bored
- Don’t Let the Internet Raise You
- Work With Your Hands
- Keep Some Things Private
- God Was Here First
- Don’t Spend Money to Look Rich
- Protect the Dinner Table
- Remember Where You Came From
- Take the Long Way
Why I wrote it
Social media content comes and goes. You’ll watch something, maybe save it, and eventually it gets buried beneath everything else begging for your attention.
I wanted to make something that would last. Something you could come back to. Something you could underline, dog-ear, hand to somebody else, and keep around long after the algorithm moved on.
This isn’t a book about the “good old days.” It’s about the good old ways we can still carry into modern life.
On the cover is a man behind a horse-drawn plow. That man was my late grandfather, and the horses were Major and Molly. He was about as old soul as a person could be. He worked hard, lived simply, kept his word, and came from a time when a lot of the things in this book weren’t considered old-fashioned. They were just how you lived. (see photo)
This book is dedicated to him, and to the kind of life he represented. Not because everything about the old days was better, but because some things were worth carrying forward.
The presale
September 15
All Preorders Receive Preface and First Chapter
November 25, 2026
Every preorder receives the full book by email.
7–10 days after release
Signed manuscripts ship. The $49 option adds a printed copy of the manuscript, signed and mailed to you. Free shipping in the US, capped at 100.
After release
Softcover and hardcover go on sale, discounted for everyone who pre-ordered.
Refund policy
Full refund any time before the book is delivered, and for 7 days after. Email contact@whereismas.com — read the full policy.
Presale closes September 5 at 11:59 PM ET.
Questions
Is this a physical book?
There are two options until release: the digital edition on its own, or the digital edition plus a signed printed manuscript mailed to you. Softcover and hardcover arrive after November 25, discounted for anyone who pre-ordered.
Is this a course or a program?
No. There’s no video, no portal, no calls, no community to join. It’s a book. You read it and it’s yours.
Is it a Christian book?
Faith runs through it because it runs through me, and there’s Scripture where it genuinely belongs. You don’t have to be a believer to get something out of it.
What’s the signed manuscript?
A printed copy of the manuscript — the book as it’s written, before it’s designed — signed and mailed to you. It’s the $49 option, capped at 100 copies, shipped free within the US. Manuscripts ship 7–10 days after release day.