Selraybob, or Sel for short, is a philosopher, writer, and one of the greatest, and least expected, minds on the planet. A former left tackle, semi-professional lounge sitter, and a fairly poor husband all in all, Sel’s epiphanies took us all a while to accept.
His theory of time, that Einstein and Hawking and the rest of the spacetime preachers are misguided to the point of lunacy, has created a stir, invited ridicule and hatred and threats of violence. He is, particularly given his modest background, a certified iconoclast.
That would have been all well and good if I hadn’t pushed him to publish. Back in 2011 I, with some help from Susy Liu Anne, convinced Sel to write his discovery story. And he did. He kicked it out right quick actually.
I did what I could to get it published, and I got a friend in Houston to help as well. But none us was an expert. We still aren’t. And we rushed through without getting some feedback from some of the folks who happened to play rather significant parts. We even pushed out his theory, complete with drawings and diagrams, just a few months later. That was too fast too.
And we’ve been hearing about it since. Not only did the Time Fixers go on a rampage of thought stagnation, but Joalene chimed in with a few requests of her own. “To more accurately reflect her role,” as she said.
It’s been a long grind. As Sel put it, “Publishing a book is like paddling upriver in a rainstorm with two sticks and your oarless ex in front yelling PULL, PULL.”
That’s an understatement. But we’re here. Sel pulled the trigger and the launch date was December 21st, the solstice by chance. Which was only fitting.
So check back this solstice. We’ll update the site when the book’s about ready.
— Herman Tuesday, with a huge amount of help from Susy Liu Anne