Books / Photographs / Accessible experiences
Support Atlas & Friends.
Writing and art direction are about 90% complete. Help finish the book and move it toward production.
On PayPal, choose Atlas and Friends. Select Other to enter any amount.
Contribution details
Project support to Altheon LLC in USD. Not a purchase or a tax-deductible donation.
One-time by default; recurring support and fee coverage are optional. Project preferences guide flexible funds; delivery is not guaranteed.
Four ways to bring the work to life.
Photobook
A Marine’s Disposable War
Book design complete. Help fund proofing, printing and sharing this history with more people.
Choose AMDW Photobook on PayPal. Select Other to enter any amount.
Project plans and funding: A Marine’s Disposable War
- What exists
- The book design and sequence are complete, with print specifications and budgets developed.
- What comes next
- Bound proof
- Initial hardcover print run
- Publication
- Self-publishing, proofing and printing the completed photobook.
Costs to plan for
A bound proof is the next step. A current quote is needed for the proof and initial hardcover print run.
The quote will need to confirm the finished book specifications, quantity and delivery costs before an order is placed.
Choose AMDW Photobook on PayPal. Select Other to enter any amount.
Public programs
Exhibitions & artist talks
Exhibition plans ready. Help fund framing, accessible experiences and artist talks that bring the photographs to more people.
Choose A Marine’s Disposable War on PayPal. Select Other to enter any amount.
Project plans and funding: Exhibitions & artist talks
- What exists
- Exhibition plans, print specifications, budgets and artist talks for A Marine’s Disposable War are developed.
- What comes next
- Printing
- Framing
- Protective packing
- Shipping
- Exhibition
- Producing exhibition sets from the developed print specifications and budgets, including presentation materials, packing and transport.
- Access and education
- Accessible interpretation, documentation, artist talks and veteran or community education.
Costs to plan for
- Physical print proofsAbout $400 USD
Planning allowance · October 16, 2026
Two or three sample proofs to check color, paper and borders before the full exhibition print set.
- Exhibition labels and access instructionsAbout $500 USD
Planning allowance · October 16, 2026
Captions, photographer credits and accessible visitor guidance, subject to the host’s requirements and approval.
Estimates within the wider exhibition plan; final scope and prices need confirmation.
Choose A Marine’s Disposable War on PayPal. Select Other to enter any amount.
Memoir
If Not for the Blast
The memoir manuscript is finished. Help fund professional editing and the next steps toward publication.
Choose If Not for the Blast on PayPal. Select Other to enter any amount.
Project plans and funding: If Not for the Blast
- What exists
- The manuscript is complete and awaiting funding for professional editing. The project’s cover is a mockup.
- What comes next
- Professional editorial assessment
- Author revisions
- Copy editing
- Publishing preparation
- Editorial development
- Professional editing of the completed manuscript.
- Book preparation
- Design, proofing and preparation for production.
- Production
- The book’s final format and print plan, with current costs confirmed before production.
Costs to plan for
- Editorial assessment and copy editingC$800 CAD
Historical quote · July 29, 2026; clarified August 11
C$500 for an editorial assessment, report and one-hour consultation; C$300 for copy editing and a style sheet after revisions.
Paused; price and availability need reconfirmation. Proofreading, typesetting and printing are outside this quote.
Choose If Not for the Blast on PayPal. Select Other to enter any amount. The historical editing quote is in CAD; PayPal checkout uses USD.
Children’s book
Atlas & Friends
Writing and art direction are about 90% complete. Help finish the book and move it toward production.
Choose Atlas and Friends on PayPal. Select Other to enter any amount.
Project plans and funding: Atlas & Friends
- What exists
- The writing and art direction are each about 90% complete. Project images are concept artwork; illustration, production and accessible formats remain.
- What comes next
- Illustration
- Book production
- First priority: publication
- Illustration, book production and core accessible formats.
- Educational expansion
- Additional educator resources and read-aloud work, planned separately.
- Later access
- School and library access, with its own funding and distribution needs.
Costs to plan for
Illustration, production and accessible-format costs still need to be confirmed.
Educational resources and school or library access are later stages.
Choose Atlas and Friends on PayPal. Select Other to enter any amount.
All three books await publication. No publication dates have been set.
Support details
Payment choices, cancellation and refunds
Choose your project or where the work needs it most in PayPal’s project menu. For the photobook, choose AMDW Photobook. For exhibitions and artist talks, choose A Marine’s Disposable War. Select Other for a custom amount. Website links do not preselect a project on PayPal.
Review your amount, frequency, project preference and optional fee coverage before confirming on PayPal. Monthly and yearly support are optional.
Recurring support continues until canceled. Canceling stops future payments; refunds are handled separately. How to cancel · Payment and refund questions
Voluntary support is separate from The Battle Buddy Foundation and does not fund its programs. It does not purchase a book, service, financial return, public acknowledgment or guaranteed project delivery.
Where the Work Needs It Most
Support my creative and accessible digital work, including production, operating costs and fair compensation.
Costs and priorities may change as the work develops. Project preferences help guide the work; funds remain flexible.
Support where it’s needed mostOn PayPal, choose Where the Work Needs It Most. Select Other to enter any amount.
Partnerships and other ways to help
Help bring A Marine’s Disposable War to more people through an exhibition, accessible interpretation or public program.
- Exhibition fabrication
- Accessible interpretation
- Packing and transport
- Public programming
- Documentation
Tell Kenny what you would like to help make possible. Together, agree the budget, deliverables, reporting and recognition in writing, subject to the venue’s requirements.
Individuals and organizations are welcome. Sponsorship is a separate agreement from a voluntary contribution or artwork purchase. It does not confer institutional endorsement, access, acquisition decisions or editorial control.
Discuss a partnership · Read the project brief
Sharing the work, making an introduction, or starting a conversation about an exhibition or speaking event can help it reach the right people.
Acknowledgment and privacy
Your support is private by default. Contribution amounts are never published.
Want a public acknowledgment? Contact Kenny to agree a display name and, if you wish, an area of support. You can ask to change or remove it at any time.
Names, organizations, logos and the length of a credit are agreed separately. Payment alone gives no permission for recognition or marketing. Acknowledgment does not imply endorsement or give editorial control.
Discuss an acknowledgmentHire me for your next project.
Need a website, a digital experience, or help making your existing site more accessible? Let’s discuss the scope and a quote.
Help the next chapter happen.
On PayPal, choose Atlas and Friends. Select Other to enter any amount.
Contribution details
Project support to Altheon LLC in USD. Not a purchase or a tax-deductible donation.
One-time by default; recurring support and fee coverage are optional. Project preferences guide flexible funds; delivery is not guaranteed.