The Word of Godbey

The day is finally here. A little over a year ago, I began the journey to bring Beyond That Starry Sky to life. It started with early mornings, writing before the world woke up. It continued through long evenings after the day job, and weekends that stretched deep into the early hours of the night. There were drafts, revisions, and then more revisions—moments of doubt, followed by breakthroughs. My beta readers stepped in and helped shape the story further, and then came even more polishing. Along the way, the incredible Nakajima-san brought the cover to life—capturing in a single image what I had spent months trying to put into words. And now, today, all of that work—every hour, every late night, every rewrite—has led here. Beyond That Starry Sky is officially out in the wild. If you’ve been following this journey, thank you. Your support has meant more than I can put into words. You can find Beyond That Starry Sky available to order in softcover and jacketed hardcover through most...

We can get lost in the routines of everyday life. There’s a kind of quiet autopilot we slip into—days moving forward whether we’re fully present in them or not. The same motions. The same steps. Our bodies handling the work while our minds drift somewhere else entirely. And yet, those routines are also a kind of refuge. Familiar. Predictable. Safe. Mine lives somewhere in between. Most mornings start the same way: a slow shuffle downstairs, moving with the small, tired steps of a man twice my age, greeted by a pair of cats who are very much awake and very much ready to be fed. I divide their breakfast, start the coffee, and sit for a few quiet minutes with a hot cup and a quick Japanese lesson. Then it’s a shower, a bit of work on the latest book, and catching up with friends on the other side of the world during that narrow window where our time zones overlap. After that, the day job—the part I think most of us tolerate more than enjoy. Then home again. Feed the cats. Work out. Dinner...