e About us and what we do This is One Insight Press, a San Francisco Imprint, publishing independent poets of incisive perspectives for over ten years. One Insight is a San Francisco Press supporting the poets who call for social change. Contact and Connections For any inquiries: Email Dan! We operate in cooperation with Creative Ideas Consulting As well as: Dr. Dan, Solutions "Never underestimate the power of a small group of people to change the world. In fact it is the only way it ever has." Margaret Mead  This simple webpage introduces One Insight Press, my imprint, which, along with myself, is located in San Francisco - as well as in my mind - between which there is considerable overlap - much to my joy and sorrow. I use Kindle Direct Publishing as well as LuLu, to create publications. I have worked with others to help them create their own collections of poetry, and can assist you as well. Just below are my own books, then an anthology I edited, and below those are two poetry collections, to which I contributed in many vital ways, as such they are examples of what I've done for others. To inquire about projects, or the imprint, use my email portal All of those are followed by digital manuscripts Digital Work, including Short Stories, Novels in Progress, and Samplers as well as new poetry collections, some of which are large collections, archival in design. Haiku: Infolded Meaning By Dan Brady - This is a selected collection of my haiku. I have a long history with this poetic form and remember first composing haiku in 4th grade, yet I still find it fascinating today. While, in essence, haiku is a simple set of three lines with but seventeen syllables, it may directly or indirectly indicate a season or capture a larger meaning in a momentary perception but haiku speaks of life and brings out something of the eternal in the present, of the infinite in the minute and the ethereal in the real; I find it all quite fascinating! Basho, Shiki and Buson have influenced me as well as reading haiku written by Beat Poets and by my experiences with The Haiku Poets of Northern California. While teaching, I helped students appreciate haiku before we went on Haiku hikes where they found their own voices. As with most skills, teaching others is away to learn and learned to take my own haiku hikes. To this day, when camping or on a nature walk, I find opportunities to write haiku. I hope you'll enjoy this book; here are a couple of my favorites: In the cleft of clover Single dew drop gleams All the sun's circle inside Water strider A kick Ripples the moon. Use this link for more information or to order this book Tales of Earth, By Dan Brady - Science fiction has always been a favorite form of prose. When I was young, I'd buy used paperbacks for a nickel or dime at bookstores or flea markets and was greatly entertained for hours on end. I used to stack them on my bookshelves as one did tape cassettes, back in the day, and, with their titles visible. I would then select a favorite to enjoy rediscovering ever more as I did so. This collection of stories, and psalms, portray the range of influences, which affected my writing. I grew up watching the Twilight Zone, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Star Trek, and One Step Beyond. I read authors such as Ray Bradbury, Isaac Asimov, A.E. Van Vogt, H.G.. Wells, Jules Verne and a great number of sci-fi anthologies. Then too, I enjoyed H.P.. Lovecraft, Poe and works such as Paradise Lost, The Odyssey, Frankenstein, and Grimm's Fairy Tales. I also read a great deal of poetry over the years. Altogether, in this volume, there is evidence for each of those influences. In it you'll hear those voices, behold such visions and virtual vistas as they come to life. This selection of bizarre tales takes one from the beginning of time to its end and beyond. Yes, there may be stranger things yet to come, as well as the time to tell of them, but I hope this collection will be memorable, for all that. May you grok and enjoy! This manuscript has several stories which, by themselves, would make great short features, or feature length films! Use this link for more information or to order this book (i)n((s(i)gh)t) to;(r(io)t): Poems for a change By Dan Brady - Dan's writing has always dealt with history, the pursuit of happiness and truth, philosophy, love, war, the future, of politics, dreams or nightmares and the great issues of the human condition which call through his heart, mind and soul. This collection was put together for a reason - for just cause. He has long spoken of "the problem" - the human community of this world is not progressing in a positive, healthy direction, overall. It can be said that humanity is devouring itself as well as the world upon which it should be thriving. Because much of our troubles are human made, it is time for corrective measures, reconciliation, restitution and a redress of grievances great and small. Some poems illuminate what we, as a people, a global community, stand to win should we make the changes needed, "Good News" Others portray issues, "Faux News" or the consequences of inaction, "Gone" and "Long After Time" In the concluding section, "Beating Around the Bush" Dan models how "We, the people" can impact anyone of our 1% with a set of suggestions applicable to the royal foil, Mr. G. W. Bush. Dan only speaks for his own nation's role in the current malaise of meandering misanthropic malevolent meanies. This book's title is an example of 3-D writing, a kind of coding or abbreviating to write more than one word at a time. This style of linguistic presentation has evolved over time, but here is an explanation from some time ago; it provides some necessary insight to the reader. Use this link for more information or to order this book Runaway with the Wind: Diary of a Small Person By Dan Brady - This is a wonderful adventure tale. A child abandons an abusive home and heads for the hills, as they used to say in a simpler time. This cinematic story line provides hope for the future. The child would not survive long in the wild were it not for the vast and elemental friend who chooses to provide support. The wind comes to the Jan's aid and all is well for some time, however Jan's ability to communicate with the wind and call upon it draws the attentions of certain elements of the government, the military, and a host of unknown forces, all of which have their reasons for wanting to understand how Jan communicates and seemingly commands an elemental force of such magnitude and power. When Jan is befriended by Mr. Fish, an ordinary appearing native American, the adventure takes an ominous turn as the pair is hunted. Only ancient and wholly mystical methods allow them to escape to a place and time beyond human knowledge. Jan comes of age there and all is well until the wind comes, in terrible pain, calling for help. Jan and Mr. Fish go back to the civilization they had escaped from only to be pursued by the same malevolent forces staging a show down between the animal kingdom and a humanity gone mad. A desperate battle for the freedom of the wind, for liberty brings about an end to the violence of warfare and the dawn of a new world. Use this link for more information or to order this book Autobiography of a Poet: Volume One By Dan Brady - This is an autobiography of a poet, imagine that, the pieces, written by me over decades, have been collected to provide a cubistic sort of montage of who I am and, perhaps, why. As to who might care, that is certainly another question. Copyright, 2020 Each of these three volumes has an identical foreword," Welcome to the portals of the past, mazes of memory, the reservoir of reflections, the quilt of quietude, the translucent wash of wonders, and profound seasons of silence." This collection was partly inspired by my age, 67 at the onset of this undertaking, and the process provided me enough both sadness and joy. It was quite the mental and emotional work out. Most of the pieces deal with my family, growing up, and becoming an adult. There are, of course, gaps but, as I wanted to keep the undertaking simple, I decided beforehand to use only those pieces I already had as part of my corpus. Some pieces are based on memories, or collections of same, reflections, and even workshop prompts. The reader may not stylistic changes because I included pieces that are quite old as well as those recently written at the time. I hope you'll enjoy the journey, find something of use and, as with all my books, pass it along to others. Use this link for more information or to order this book Autobiography of a Poet: Volume Two By Dan Brady - This is volume two of my three volume set of autobiographical poetry. It covers the grounds, bases, and more. This is the younger adult phase, college, post college, career, marriage, and an increasing awareness of an individuals role in their own life, the lives of their friends, family, community, nation, and world. So, as Mom once said, "There is always something useful to do; just look around. Copyright, 2020 This volume begins with my time in San Francisco where I attended San Francisco State, took a few creative writing courses, self identified as a poet, and began attending poetry events, hosting events, the open mic series at Bound Together Bookstore, now on Haight Street, then on Hayes. I also began an in depth exploration of Haiku, associating with the Haiku Society of Northern California for a number of years. I also cooperated in producing Birthstone Magazine and read at Sacred Grounds Cafe in the mid to late 70's. Use this link for more information or to order this book     Autobiography of a Poet: Volume Three By Dan Brady - This is the third volume of my poetical autobiography. Lessons continue to present themselves, coping improves, as do life skills, and the ability to resolve, engage, determine, and be proactive. Copyright, 2020 This volume was from the period after I had returned to SF State to become an elementary school teacher. I also began attending Sacred Grounds Open Mic on Wednesday nights for soma years before I was asked to host the venue. It also includes the period just after I retired from teaching and began anew effort of submitting poetry for publication and learning how to self publish. Use this link for more information or to order this book Orphan City: For those becoming adult By Dan Brady - This is a book of poems inspired by children's poetry in a collection I read while hospitalized. The gift of the book prompted me to journal poetry and so this book, dedicated to those facing the challenges of life; you have been heard. Copyright, 2015 Use this link for more information or to order this book Edited by Dan Brady Grounds are Sacred,: Truths and Voices, Edited by Dan Brady - This is a fine little collection of poetry from Sacred Grounds Cafe, San Francisco, the longest running poetry open mic known, it has been happening Wednesday nights since 1972 and passed its 50th anniversary a few years ago. This collection, created in 2019, honors Jehannah Wedgwood, who hosted the venue for some 20 years prior to my continuing on. These poems were provided by attendees from the winter of 2018 - copyright, 2019 This collection includes: Greg Pond, Shem Korngold, Nicole Azalee, Tom Stanton, Stephanie Manning, Richard Sanderell, Antoinette Payne, Jacob Sandigo, Wendy Wolters, Georgette Howington, Jane Rades, wrob, Dan Brady, The Reverend Egg King, Garrett Murphy, Robert Gordon, Buford Buntin, Tommi Avicolli Mecca, Dee Allen, David Erdreich, Alan Harris, Karen Melander-Magoon, and Britt Peter. Use this link for more information or to order this book Poetry Collections I helped create to one degree or another Extraordinary Pleasure, Poems and Tributes for Don Brennan Edited by Dan Brady and Clara Hsu, 2016 Don Brennan was a San Francisco Poet best known for his readings in local coffee shops, book stores, and an occasional bar or two. He could be found near most any protest in the city as long as it served a noble cause. He was a loving and caring person who just wanted to be a poet. Use this link for more information or to order this book   Richard Sanderell, The Cursive Writer of San Francisco Managing editor: Antoinette Payne Compiled by: Kelliane Parker Edited by: John Curl, Associate editor: Daniel Brady, Copyright, 2023 This is a posthumous collection of Richard Sanderell's poetry. Known as The Cursive Writer to the poetry community and his friends in San Francisco, Richard's poetry focused on political protest, indigenous people's rights, and was informed by his service experience during The American War on Vietnam. Use this link for more information, or to order his book. Digital Work: in progress, novels, and film worthy concept stories For these items: Print: $150.00 - CD: $15.00 - PDF:$7.50 (A) These two are works in progress, but which may be of interest nonetheless. The Idea of Metal: Synopsis: This is a future history concerning the discovery of the Earth as the "old world" and how the new one, Venus, came to be just that. This brief overview is less than two standard pages in length. Also see: The Idea of Metal: Excerpts a sample from this full length science fiction novel. (B) Weldon Tanner of the Beltways: Synopsis Weldon, marooned on an airless planetoid, seeks revenge on those who murdered the crew he served with and threaten to steal their legacy. An adventure story of courage, perseverance, triumph over villains and the of the hero over his own bigotry. Weldon Tanner of the Beltways: Excerpt: This excerpt give you the flavor of the story. Weldon Tanner: Trial for the Treasure World, Synopsis: It is the sequel to the first Weldon Tanner tale. An attempt to secure justice runs afoul of corruption. Weldon and his friends are put on trial for the crimes they sought justice for. In a fight for their lives it is friendship and a release of ignorant, selfish bigotry, that prove to be the precursors to redemption. This excerpt is from the beginning of the manuscript: Weldon Tanner: Trial for the Treasure World: Excerpt Short Stories - Novels in Progress - and Samplers Considerations will be considered upon request These two short stories are very suitable for short features or feature length productions 1. The Hiker and Hera, Synopsis and Excerpt: This is an eerie Fantasy story, 4.9K words. 2. The Dreamer, Synopsis and Excerpt: This is wonderful short story of about 2.9K words in length 3. The New Civil War, is novel lengthy manuscript for which I am pursuing publication, agents be advised. and, while speculative, provides a vision of how this conflict may well be fought, spoiler alert: I'm not talking about massed armies, secession, or the dissolution of the United States. Spoiler alert number two: I do provide background, speculative historical theories on the root causes of the current, meaning post WW2 condition of the United States, and an alternate history with a fictional family origin dating back some quarter million years, yes, quite a ways, and, in part, I provide humor, of a sort: here is a sampler involving one of the characters, Mr. Misadventure. This manuscript is 110k words in length, has a companion volume. New Poetry Collections For These Items: Print: $100.00 -- CD: $10.00 -- PDF: $5.00 A View from the Inside: A collection of pieces that have, more or less, a hidden perspective, that is to say, of the poet looking outward. The copyright is 2005. Meeting the Physical: This 53 page manuscript has as it theme the limits pressed upon us by the physical realm. This collection has two documents, the table of contents and the poetry. The copyright is 2003. Politics, Reality and Satire:  A collection that speaks for itself.  Now a days, I remind people that this was collected only half way through the Bush years.  This collection has two documents, the table of contents and the poetry. The copyright is 2004. The Spice of Life: The focus her is on variety; there is life, death history, philosophy, metaphysics, politics, romance and still more. This collection has two documents, the table of contents and the poetry. The copyright is 2005. Loving, Living, Livelihoods: This is a hundred page collection of poetry concerning the issues relevant to those three singular themes. The copyright is 2003; the current edition is from 2005. New Poetry 2008: This relatively brief collection of 121 pages, has, despite its title, some earlier poems and revisions of poems in other collections. Assembled in 2008 for a special reading I planned, it was used as I usually use the Reading Manuscript; the copyright is 2009. For this item: Print: 50:00 -- CD: $10.00 -- PDF: $5.00 Or how about something unique? Often times, when I do readings, I ask the audience for a theme and then select the poems to reflect that request. These collections are similarly made to the buyer's request. You decide the theme and may even suggest a title. I collect and arrange the poetry. They are usually 40 to 60 pages long. For this item: Print: $200.00 - CD: $50.00 PDF: #25.00 The Haiku Trove: This is a collection of Haiku collections. I created some for events or readings, others were inspired by themes or created for submission to a competition. I update this collection as needed. This collection includes 8 documents. Their copyrights range from 2005 to the present. Larger Collections, archival in design For these items; Print $200.00 - CD: $50.00 - PDF: $25.00 Classic Brady: This is a collection pieces, which have been published over the years. It's as complete a record as I have been able to construct after files on early publications were lost. However, this collection comprises a set of 9 PDF documents, which includes the table of contents, eight chapters of poetry,, their publication record, a collection of published haiku and the more accurate record of their publications. I update this document as needed. Any copy purchased will be the most recent. The Reading Manuscript: This collection has several hundred pages of poetry. Most all of this work is new since 2000. I update this collection as needed for it is the document I draw upon when making presentations, doing readings or performing at open mics in the San Francisco region.