Below is a listing of all of Andrew’s published work, whether it is part of an anthology, a collection, or a novel of his own.
Do you want me to sign your book?
Seeing as it’s generally cost prohibitive to send a whole book to who-knows-where from Canada, I have come up with a reasonable alternative. For $5 I will mail you a bookplate (sticker) made out to whoever you want, with a brief inscription (of your choosing or you can leave it for me to figure out), and my signature. PayPal me in your home currency and leave me the info I need (name to use, inscription if you want something specific, book it’s for, mailing address).
Retribution: The Mogul
tl;dr Surrounded by an inner circle of terrible people, an extraordinarily terrible real estate mogul and businessman finally gets what he deserves.
Will the truth set you free?
To the outsider, Thomas Van Steen seems to have everything—a successful business, a beautiful, sexy wife, a loyal best friend, expensive cars, and custom-tailored suits. But on the inside, his life is not as perfect as it seems. His aging mother is experiencing rapidly declining health. To see her through her last days, he has set her up in his New York City penthouse with the best care money can buy. Another flaw in his so-called perfect life is that Thomas is oblivious to the fact that he’s a misogynistic, narcissistic hypocrite who treats everyone except his mother with contempt and disdain.
Trapped inside a high-tech elevator where he can see and hear but not communicate, powerless in every way, he feels the cracks forming in the carefully laid foundations of his world and is forced to witness events that upend his perception of reality.
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Known Order Girls
Do you ask for permission or forgiveness?
Katherine Webb lives in the Known Order, where sentient AI controls every decision. Unwilling to accept the status quo, she embarks on a journey of defiance and disobedience. She must confront the shadowy elite behind the technology that dominates her existence.
Guided by her fellow rebels, she plots to infiltrate the all-knowing computer, dismantle authority, and bring the oligarchy to its knees.
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Near Death By A Thousand Cuts: A Humorous Memoir Of Misfortune
Pregnant and dealing with a bout of morning sickness, Andrew Butters’ soon-to-be mom handed the keys to her car to her husband and asked him to start it up. He cranked the engine and released the clutch, not realizing it was still in gear. The car lurched forward, striking her in the caboose and launching her into the ditch. Thus began her unborn son’s adventures in misfortune.
Told in the style of a friend at the pub recounting a tall tale that begins, “Have I told you about the time…,” Near Death by a Thousand Cuts takes you on a wild and crazy forty-eight-year journey filled with accidents, injuries, and medical procedures guaranteed to make you simultaneously wince and laugh to the point of tears.
“I hope Andrew wrote this book from a soft chair in a padded room wearing a Nerf suit.”
―Dave Hemstad, Comedian (Just For Laughs, CBC’s The Debaters)
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Audio Books
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Bent But Not Broken
100% of the royalties from this book are split equally between Ronald McDonald House Charities and Canadian Blood Services.
With Jodi Wilks-Butters and Avery Butters
Bent But Not Broken is a heartfelt journey of Andrew’s daughter, and family, as they navigate the healthcare system from diagnosis to surgery, and beyond. Follow them as they use their own words in blog posts and through an emotional and gripping narrative that puts you by our side through it all. The ups and downs and challenges and successes of the experience changed their lives and taught them that compassion and love build strong communities, even stronger families, and that true strength comes from the most unlikely sources.
Check out the Bent But Not Broken Blog!
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Losing Vern
When Vern unexpectedly shuffles from this mortal coil, those closest to him are forced to process their grief amidst a series of ridiculous and almost farcical extenuating circumstances. Losing Vern is a story about family, life, love, loss, and finding a reason to smile in the face of tragedy.
This is a $0.99 short story (25 pages) available for Kindle and Kindle Unlimited only.
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Stigma Fighters: Volume 3
Edited by Sarah Fader
Andrew provided a trilogy of essays on the mental health challenges he has faced and continues to face daily: anxiety, post-concussion syndrome, and chronic insomnia.
Orange Karen: Tribute to a Warrior
Compiled by Christina Esdon
Edited by Susan Ethridge, Steven Luna, Jennifer Gracen, and K.D. McCrite
Andrew provided a humorous account in the form of a short story of the untimely death of a family member and the events that followed.
The Darwin Awards III: Survival of the Fittest
by Wendy Northcutt
While he did not receive any writing credit for this contribution, he did get a free copy of the book and a t-shirt. This book contains Andrew’s first published words (around 500 of them, actually). Who would have thought lighting oneself on fire could be so funny? You can read the story on the Darwin Awards website under the title The Barbequed Chef or buy the book and read the whole collection (it’s hilarious in an “OMG, human civilization is doomed” sort of way).
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Additional Writing
In addition to the above, you can find Andrew’s written words everywhere. Well, in a few other places, at least. Here’s a writing wresume… er… resumé of sorts for your reading enjoyment.
Serials
- The Candle
- Installment 1a was submitted to Vocal as their Campfire Ghost Story contest entry. While it did not win, feedback on the story was great, and many people wanted more, so they should receive more (one day).
Essays / Articles / OP-eds / Guest Posts
- How My Daughter’s Spinal Fusion Changed My Parenting Style Forever, article for YourTango
- The Immovable Brick OP-ed for The Good Men Project
- Who Do You Trust? OP-ed for The Good Men Project
- Smaller Than a Dust Mote, guest post on the popular blog Skeptophilia
- Why Andrew Butters Wrote Bent But Not Broken, guest post on the blog of Pauline Baird Jones
- Inside My Head – Part 1, essay on anxiety and panic – written for Stigma Fighters, syndicated for The Good Men Project as This is the Invisible Injury I Don’t Talk About
- Inside My Head – Part 2, essay on living with post-concussion syndrome – written for Stigma Fighters
- Inside My Head – Part 3, essay on living with chronic insomnia – written for Stigma Fighters.
- Anecdote used in Darwin Awards III: Survival of the Fittest (Wendy Northcutt. Plume; Reprint edition, September 28, 2004)
- Various Articles written for The Good Men Project
- Various Articles written for YourTango
Interviews
- Introducing Andrew Butters for Ninetoes Loves Books
- Seven Questions for 1000 Trillion Suns
Contests
- National Novel Writing Month (2022 – winner with 50,000 words!)
- National Novel Writing Month (2020 – winner with 51,634 words!)
- National Novel Writing Month (2018 – failed, but I’m okay with it)
- National Novel Writing Month (2016 – winner with 50,485 words!)
- National Novel Writing Month (2015 – failed, but I’m okay with it, and here’s why)
- National Novel Writing Month (2014 – winner with 51,356 words!)
- National Novel Writing Month (2013 – winner with 56,629 words!)
- National Novel Writing Month (2012 – winner with 50,131 words!)
- National Novel Writing Month (2011 – failed, but I learned a lot)