Two shelves, one stubborn writer
I'm Lou (Alex) DeLuna. I write picture books for small humans and plain-spoken books about strength of mind and body for the rest of us. One shelf has socks in it. The other has barbells. Both are about showing up.

Picture books · Ages 4-8
The Adventures of Cora
Warm, funny, read-it-again stories for parents, teachers and librarians of curious four- to eight-year-olds.

Mind & body
The Iron Stoic
Old philosophy, heavy things, and the daily practice of getting stronger without the hype.
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