On Thursday, April 9, 2026 at 6 PM, I’ll be hosting a maker presentation at MakeICT in Wichita, Kansas. Maker presentations are an exhibition for makers that show off the work and allow makers to learn about the processes involved in the creation of the work. In addition, I’ll be holding discussion about any of the subjects I covered in the book from navigating health crises to traveling the country with your dog in a van.

The event is free and if you’re in Wichita on Thursday, please feel free to stop by MakeICT 6-8 PM. I’ll have some light refreshments and a handful of copies of the book for sale. I’ll also be presenting MakeICT with a copy of my book to display.

One of the technical skills I picked up from MakeICT went into publishing my book – namely an introduction to Inkscape that was necessary to receive authorization to use the laser cutters at the maker space. The Legend-of-Zelda-like halfheart logo, as well as the text and other elements of the cover were created on Inkscape as vector graphics so they could be printed at any resolution without a loss in sharpness or quality. In addition, I did some of my editing and writing of my book at their facility in southeast Wichita. With thanks, I’ll be donating a copy to MakeICT to display.