The Books — Three volumes, one life | Aaron Plaat
Aaron Plaat
The bound volumes

Three books. One life.

Letters to a son who had not arrived. A family told in stories. And the one I was scared to publish. Read in order, they are sixteen years of the blog — bound.

Volume I · 2021fatherhood
I

Dear Atlas

It’s me; your Dad. — Letters from an expecting Dad

Memoir in lettersPublished 2021Paperback & Kindle

Two months, one week, and three days before Atlas arrived, I started sitting down every morning to write him a letter. This is all of them — a digital nomad’s decade of adventure colliding with the terror and beauty of becoming somebody’s Dad.

It is the book about the role we rarely talk about: the father figure, and how you actually become one.

“Heartfelt and touching, Dear Atlas brought tears to my eyes. A page-turner and an eye-opener that everyone should read.”Reader review
Volume II · 2024family
II

Priceless

Life is a Masterpiece

Personal narrativesPublished 2024Paperback & Kindle

A collection of true stories about the family that made me — the laughter-filled chaos, the crossroads, the unconditional love, and the transformative power of forgiveness.

More than a memoir: it is the argument that, in the end, the moments of connection are the only things that turn out to be priceless.

“The thing I love most about the book is that the characters continue to live.”From the blog, June 2024
Volume III · 2025redemption
III

Porn, Pain & Redemption

A Story of Sin and Grace

MemoirPublished 2025Paperback & Kindle

Not a sanitized conversion story. Raw, honest, real — the descent into spiritual collapse, and the flickers of grace that broke through in the darkest of places.

If you have ever felt like you are not enough — or too much — this one is for you. It is the book I was most afraid to publish, which is exactly why it exists.

Unflinching — brutal honesty about addiction, lust & faith

And after the last page — the rest of my writing is free. Start anywhere →

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The other 921 chapters are free.

The books grew out of sixteen years of essays — and the essays never stopped. Start anywhere.