Andrew Alan Buhman

A morning reflection.

#taoteching #naturalprocesses #tenthousandthings #humility

The Quiet Balance Reflections on Tao to Ching Chapter Three

Chapter 3 of the Tao Te Ching turns ambition on its head. It shows how peace begins when we stop chasing what shines. I wrote about how restraint can become a kind of strength.

Read it here: tinyurl.com/mvm3wspc

#TaoTeChing #Taoism #Stillness #Wisdom #SpiritualGrowth #Mindfulness

Hard to capture the small snowflakes on camera, but we're having our first snowfall of the season.

#SundayStillness #firstsnowfall #snowfall #Lidong #seasonschange

Monsignor Thomas Blackwood stands ever at Archbishop Caldwell’s side. To Rousseau, he’s unreadable; his faith seems sincere, his motives less so.

Pure Evil arrives Thanksgiving.
Catch up → tinyurl.com/2pehmpt7

#PureEvil #NickGrayson #NoirThriller #MoralAmbiguity #DarkFiction #IndieAuthor

Archbishop Michael Caldwell guards the Church’s power with a polished smile & blood on his hands. Faith & corruption walk side by side in Pure Evil, arriving Thanksgiving. Catch up with book 1 → tinyurl.com/2pehmpt7

#PureEvil #NoirThriller #ChurchCorruption #DarkFiction #IndieAuthor #BookTwitter

Detective Jordan Flynn has traded ideals for influence. Once a good cop, now the mayor’s enforcer, he walks the line between loyalty and corruption. Pure Evil arrives Thanksgiving. Catch up with book 1 → tinyurl.com/2pehmpt7

#PureEvil #NoirThriller #CrimeFiction #IndieAuthor

Met Kalfu rules the crossroads at night. His eyes burn like coals, his power bends fate itself. Pure Evil arrives Thanksgiving. Catch up with book 1: tinyurl.com/2pehmpt7

#PureEvil #MetKalfu #VodouSpirits #DarkFiction #NoirThriller #SupernaturalHorror #OccultFiction #IndieAuthor

Remember the 5th of November

Once a failed rebellion, now a mirror of how conviction can burn too hot.

Tao reminds us: peace is found in the turning of things.

More reflections: thesagewanderer.beehiiv.com

#GuyFawkesNight #RememberRemember #Taoism #Philosophy #SpiritualReflection #BonfireNight

Marinette rises from flame & fury. Some call her a monster. Others call her justice. In Pure Evil, Malik & Jean-Claude learn she's both.

Pure Evil arrives Thanksgiving. Get book 1 here: tinyurl.com/2pehmpt7

#PureEvil #Marinette #SupernaturalHorror #DarkFiction #IndieAuthor #NoirThriller

Lulu publishes my book to all the major distributors, including Amazon. That said, I prefer people order direct from Lulu because I make a lot more money that way.

Delicious 😋

A Sunday outing at Red Ginger in Coralville! Five stars!

Enjoying takoyaki, beef teriyaki, fried rice, bento box, and drinks!

#Sundaystillness #eatinggood #redginger

Now that I've finished formatting "Pure Evil" for paperback and eBook, I will also focus on publishing my first book, "Nick Grayson: The Truth in the Lies" for eBook like I said I would do ages ago.

#Promises #bookish #noir #thriller #NoirThriller #authorsofbluesky

Cover reveal for my new book, available this Thanksgiving!

#coverreveal #bookcover #pureevil #noirthriller #authorsofbluesky

One day at a time.

Uploading my book to the publishing website!

#authorsofbluesky #finally #WritingCommunity #pureevil #formatting #lawofattraction

Almost ready for the Thanksgiving book release of "Pure Evil " I've been working hard & can't wait to see everything come to fruition.

Read my first novel here - tinyurl.com/2pehmpt7

#bookrelease #noirthriller #authorsofbluesky #WritingCommunity

Essential question

#RandomQuestions #art #Science

Bosou Koblamin isn’t a spirit you summon lightly. Rising from red mist with the body of a man and the head of a bull, his three horns burn like iron. His power can’t be mastered, only survived.

Pure Evil drops Thanksgiving. Catch up now: tinyurl.com/2pehmpt7
#PureEvil #VoodooLore #DarkFiction

Awaiting transformation

#SundayStillness #halloween2025 #spirituality #awakening #awakeningjourney #transformation #spiritualawakening #samhain

🎶🎵Simply having a wonderful Halloween 🎵🎶

Still formatting "Pure Evil." With the new job, I have to make sacrifices on social media content, however because I don't have as much time to come up with & implement ideas.

But here's a question to keep the conversation going!

#RandomQuestion #favoritesong #roadtripmusic #conversationstarter

What say you?

#randomtrivia #RandomQuestion #pastandpresent #funfriday #fridayvibes

Baron Kriminel walks the line between living & dead. Malik Desnaris owes him a life. He wants Nick Grayson as payment. Every bargain bleeds.

Pure Evil arrives Thanksgiving. Read Book 1 at tinyurl.com/2pehmpt7

#PureEvil #NickGrayson #BaronKriminel #VoodooLore #NoirFiction #NewOrleans #DarkFiction

Every morning, get up and immediately do something your ego doesn't like.

#workout #legdayworkout #nopainnogain #selfimprovement

Erzulie Freda, goddess of love & beauty, meets Malik Desnaris in Pure Evil. New Orleans glows under her unseen power of desire & consequence.

Pure Evil arrives Thanksgiving. Catch up with book 1 at tinyurl.com/2pehmpt7

#ErzulieFreda #VoodooLore #NewOrleans #IndieAuthor #SpiritualNoir

I write a newsletter. My latest dropped this morning, talking about enshittification. & The soul's way out. It's free to join the e-mail list. thesagewanderer.beehiiv.com

#newsletter #enshittification #taoism #spirituality #writingcommunity #authorsoffacebook #authorsofinstagram

This is Sunday.

#SundayStillness #relaxing #relaxation #sundaymorningvibes #morningvibes

I usually celebrate No Kings Day on July 4th with everyone else. But you do you...

In Pure Evil, the Virgin Mary appears to Father Rousseau as a Creole woman, meeting people in their own image & urging him toward truth.

Pure Evil arrives Thanksgiving. Read book 1 @ tinyurl.com/2pehmpt7

#PureEvil #NickGrayson #VirginMary #NoirFiction #NewOrleans #BookRelease #IndieAuthor

What makes you pick up a book: an intriguing cover, a great title, or a strong recommendation?
#BookLovers #ReadersOfInstagram #BookCommunity #AmReading #Bibliophile #BookChat