Dear Friends,

I'm sure that many of you will know me as the face of my design and marketing firm, Avant Garde Productions. What you may or may not know is that my road into the world of marketing and advertising was paved by my creative work, specifically writing. It was on the strength of my writing that I landed some of my first jobs in advertising. It also served as the springboard for all my creative experiences to date.

I've been writing personally as well as professionally for many years now, going all the way back to the 5th grade, where my oversized, terribly-drawn book of dinosaur haikus was the talk of my class. I wrote quite a bit through high school and college, and, as the expression goes, I've been doing it ever since.

The type of writing that's meant the most to me over the years has been poetry. I started writing it seriously in my late teens and now I have collected much of this early work into a volume entitled Confessions of a Latter Day Cynic.

The Confessions hold a special place in my heart and I'm happy to share the news of its publication with you, my family, friends and professional colleagues. I'm publishing the book through Booksurge, a subsidiary of Amazon.com. I'd like to invite each of you to visit the "official" Confessions of a Latter Day Cynic site I've set up to serve as an introduction to the book. You can click here or use the links below.

Here is a link to the Amazon page where the book is listed for sale. Feel free to browse the page and buy as many copies as you like!

Also, if you like what you read, please be sure to refer this book to others. As with most endeavors, word of mouth is the best kind of referrals, so please be sure to pass the word on.

My heartfelt thanks for your interest and your support. Blessings to you all!

Paul J. Bean