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Silverbacked Punk Books

July 3, 2026July 3, 2026 Al Kratz
Welcome to the catalog of Silverbacked Punk books! I Grew Up Molting by Faithyna Leonard I Grew Up Molting is 32 poems of transformation framed and
June 8, 2026

Silverbacked Punk News: Pat Foran Book Release

March 19, 2026March 28, 2026

Book News: BOLD AS LOVE

March 2, 2026

What the Heck is Silverbacked Punk?

February 18, 2023June 8, 2026

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Photos From the Train

September 23, 2025June 8, 2026 Al Kratz

In June of 2024, I boarded the train for a personal writer’s retreat. In 2025, I published T is for Train, a memoir about the trip, about reading and writing,

Notes from a Silverbacked Gorilla

September 21, 2025July 3, 2026 Al Kratz

Retirement is awesome. I am interested in rebranding it though. I’m still working. Harder than ever maybe. But now it’s my work at my desk. At some point I need

Notes from Retirement

May 22, 2025March 2, 2026 Al Kratz

On May 15, 2025, I retired from the SHAZAM Network where I had worked as an IT professional for thirty years minus a 15 month foray in 1998 for Y2K

Merge: Mother Goose

May 21, 2025May 21, 2025 Al Kratz

Merge: Taking Care

May 21, 2025 Al Kratz

Merge: We’re the Ones

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Merge: Ghosts

May 21, 2025May 21, 2025 Al Kratz

Merge: We Both Know Combustion is Never Spontaneous

May 21, 2025 Al Kratz

Merge: Redemption Drive

May 21, 2025 Al Kratz

Merge: The Beauty of It All

May 21, 2025 Al Kratz

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