Open Up unfolds during the same day as the #1 bestselling Living Halfway, with all of the heart, vulnerability, and humanity of its literary fraternal twin, but none of the cynicism.
I’m a writer.
Of books and songs.
"Alex Woodard is one of the greatest writers I've ever discovered."
Mile marker 53, Highway 60. If you go, you’ll find things that used to be, boarded-up concrete gravestones for the dreams that died here. Some are obvious… the peeling paint on the
I’d like to introduce you to Jake. He’s a 5th generation farmer from the Oklahoma panhandle, and he could use some help. I know, you probably don’t have much in common with a
They got it wrong. This whole Father’s Day thing. Phone calls. FaceTimes. Cards with appreciative scrawl tucked into the bungled breakfasts in bed, followed by backyard barbeques honoring the hard beauty of
The knock was a surprise, the news a shock. The three men stood stoic on the pavers, as the younger woman struggled to stay composed. “My father, he died.” This area was mostly
What if…
Grammy®-winning singers and songwriters took your letters and turned them into songs?
Four letters.
Twelve songs.
One story.
Love is
(not a feeling).
Love letters
from Vietnam
“Heartbreaking as it is hilarious, heartfelt as it is tough, and as much an indictment of the modern self-help ethos as it is a celebration of what the genre is actually aiming for. The journey Alex takes us on is deeply personal, completely original, and 100% worth the price at the door.”
