April 11, 2026
Large Print Edition
The Trilogy of Time is now available as a Large Print edition, for those of us with impaired eyesight. I'll be having cataract surgery on both eyes in May, and expect to be seeing a lot better than I have been!
April 7, 2026
Journal Page
I started a new Journal Page on the website today, don't forget to check it out.
April 6, 2026
Kindle Countdown Deal
For a limited time, The Trilogy of Time in eBook format is available for just $0.99 (regularly $4.99). You can grab a copy here:
April 5, 2026
Book Review from Readers' Favorite
Here's a link to see the review of The Trilogy of Time from Readers Favorite, and you can also view it on the Reviews Page of this website.
April 4, 2026
Background
I wrote The Trilogy of Time in the winter of 2025/2026 while I was undergoing treatment for prostate cancer, I had a lot of time on my hands. Aside from my treatments, I was more or less holed up in my home. The themes inherent in the work had been with me for a long time. Time and eternity, freedom and servitude, the individual and society. These themes are prevalent in history, nothing new. But it speaks to their relentless insistence, that they find no lack of words through the centuries. They are stuck with us, like a parasite, or a blossoming flower—how we utilize them, how we describe them, how we confront them, will be a measure of who we are, as a person. But if we are multitudes, as the poet once wrote, we can experience the pain along with the joy, the loss along with the gifts, and the uncertainty with what we can discern. Ultimately, we can find solace in that.
March 26, 2026
Social Media
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March 14, 2026
Social Media
You can now follow me on X.
March 11, 2026
Promotion
Soon, I will be promoting The Trilogy of Time in various ways, Readers are always welcome to post a review on Amazon. Or even email it to me.
Email: contact.russcayer@gmail.com
March 9, 2026
eBook Now Available
The Trilogy of Time is now available as an eBook. You can purchase it here.
March 8, 2026
Thoughts on Storytelling
I like to tell stories, and as a poet-philosopher it’s a fine medium to induce interest. Stories are as old as human civilization, I suspect, from oral traditions, to the written word, to visual components. All art, one could suggest, is about storytelling, and even in the beautiful expression of a Bach piano partita I can sense a story being told. We are probably tone-deaf if we don’t hear it. Philosophy is itself a form of art, perhaps a bit recondite, perhaps a bit abstract, but nonetheless filled with the components of storytelling—conveying a message, opening up debate, and trying to find structure amid the chaos. Storytelling is a way to examine ourselves. It doesn’t require education, only incentive. Perhaps the earliest storytellers—those of cave paintings—understood that stories reflect not only ourselves, but the greater expanse of the universe; everything we see is inextricably entwined. Perhaps my own storytelling—my poetry, with its philosophical bent, is bound up in that understanding: that the story is the same no matter where we are.
March 7, 2026
Here is a sample from The Trilogy of Time, from the first poem, In Days of Yore.
My gaze, within the starry-eyed abyss
above, did give me pause to ruminate;
alone, I fetched a momentary glance
of all the wonder of this world itself,
despite its enmity, despite its wars,
we were the creatures of a larger scheme
unknown to us, a fathomless design;
how was it that we had a chance to live?
Was this a test, of our resolve and spirit?
What hands controlled the fates that we endured?
Was time itself a clockwork of our faith?
Beyond the commonplace, the everyday,
what lay in that eternal dwelling place?
Whose eyes could see their immortality?
Whose tongues could speak the essence of the truth?
What lay beyond this mortal battleground,
what images could help us understand?
We'd read the books, the countless stories of
the histories of human misery,
the suffering, and inner turmoil that
consigned us to a life of painful toil;
oh surely, one would have to think, there must
be some connection to it all, or some
belief that everything was more than what
we saw, or heard, or smelled, or tasted too;
and what about our feelings, those of angst?
For even I, whose strength was quite the gift,
had moments of despair and loss of hope;
it was too human, not to be without
a modicum, at least, of doubt and fear;
it was the human place, to be confused.
I sat in wonder, at the river that
flowed freely, nothing but its murmuring;
the soft and gentle rustling of the leaves
that still lived on the tree limbs, yet to fall;
the quiet of the night itself, save for
an owl's hoot, a wolf's great eerie howl,
or how the mountaintop looked gracefully
upon the lush and verdant valley here,
where I had come to camp, and rest, and think.
March 6, 2026
Announcing the Launch of The Trilogy of Time
Today marks the release of The Trilogy of Time, a project that has lived with me for years and now steps out into the world on its own terms, What began as a long, unfolding meditation on time, memory, and the quiet turning points of life has become a book I'm grateful to finally share.
For those who wish to read it, the book is now available on Amazon.
Thank you for being here at the beginning of this book's journey. More reflections, notes, and occasional updates will follow in the days and weeks ahead.