This is where I showcase all of my unpublished manuscripts, coming soon to a platform of your choice.
ORIGIN OF PROFANITY
ORIGIN OF PROFANITY: From Gods and Bodies to Borders and Belonging is all about asking that universal question, why? What makes a word "bad"? Is it the sound? The intent? Or the thousand years of history trailing behind it? The Origin of Profanity explores the intersection of sociology, psychology, and linguistics to find out why humans use language as both weapons and as a release valve.
Through meticulous research and sharp wit, I trace the lineage of our most infamous vocabulary. You'll learn how shifts in power, religion, and class changed the definition of "obscene" and why, in an ever-changing world, the power of a well-placed swear word remains one of our most enduring traditions.
One word. Infinite weight. Zero mentions.
We all know it. We hear its echoes in music, in history books, and in our most heated national debates. It is the most toxic, polarizing, and misunderstood word in our vocabulary.
In an unprecedented feat of narrative discipline, Patrick Pribble explores the entire history of the N-word without ever using it. This isn't about censorship; it’s about perspective. By stripping the word of its literal presence, this book forces the reader to confront the idea of the word—its trauma, its reclamation, and its iron grip on the American psyche.
Discover the power of what is left unsaid.
Disappointment Studies: Falling, Failing, and Rising Again is a self-help book about what to do when life does not go to plan. Instead of treating disappointment as a verdict on who you are, it shows you how to read it as data—clear, usable information about which paths, people, and stories are not for you. Through relatable stories, practical exercises, and sharp insight, the book reframes failure and letdowns as way points rather than endpoints, helping you turn “this didn’t work” into “now I know where to go next.” Disappointment Studies offers a grounded, hopeful road map for anyone ready to stop seeing disappointment as a dead end and start using it as a compass toward a life that actually fits.
DURABLE EMPATHY
Durable Empathy : How To Care Without Breaking is a self-help book about caring deeply without sacrificing yourself in the process. It teaches you how to show up for others with compassion while maintaining clarity about your own limits, needs, and values. Drawing on psychology, practical scripts, and real-world examples, the book shows how to recognize when empathy becomes over-extension, guilt, or quiet resentment—and how to step out of those patterns without becoming cold or selfish. You’ll learn how to set boundaries that stick, listen without absorbing everyone else’s pain, and offer support that is sustainable rather than self-erasing. Durable Empathy is a guide for people who refuse to choose between being kind and being okay themselves: it shows you how to care, but never at your own expense, and how to feel for others without feeling like you’re wearing chains.
DRUGS
DRUGS: Mans Love Affair With Being Altered is a fast-paced history of how humans have chased altered states from ancient temples to modern raves. It traces our enduring desire to get high across cultures and centuries, showing how the same impulses that fueled sacred rituals now drive nightlife, wellness trends, and pharmaceutical empires. Moving from priests burning incense to kids dropping ecstasy, from coca leaves and opium dens to pain clinics and the family medicine cabinet, the book reveals how drugs have shaped religion, art, war, and everyday life—and how power, profit, and pleasure keep colliding wherever substances are involved. DRUGS offers a clear-eyed, often surprising tour of our relationship with intoxication, asking not just what we use and how, but what our love of getting high says about us.