Aaron Ducat is a writer who lives in the Pacific Northwest.
On this site you’ll find links to books, essays, blog pieces, commercial work and more.
RECENT STUFF
An Apology: Or How the Coronavirus Demonstrates The Existence of Free Markets and Unicorns
How the pandemic can prove that free markets and unicorns really do exist.
Speaks for lots and lots
“Lamar speaks for lots and lots of us.” — Ben Sasse, US Senator from Nebraska The Lamar in the above statement is Lamar Alexander, Senator from Tennessee. Known to Senate fanboys as Mitch McConnell’s “best friend” in the Senate, Alexander is also recognizable for his...
Melville: His World & Work
Some curiously inaccurate and questionably relevant scribbles written inside a study of Herman Melville, the author of Moby-Dick and others works
I was born in the Midwest and have spent the past twenty-plus years in the Pacific Northwest.
Presently I’m working on a novel, and regularly use this site to post essays and other random thoughts.
I also do commerical work — samples of past projects can be found in my Portfolio.
Books
Shooting Sparla is a magically sweet but bitterly realistic story about a young girl named Sparla and the challenges she confronts as she finds her way through the world.
Peter attends a self-help conference in search of answers. When he’s confronted with an opportunity to literally change his past he must make a difficult decision.
If you’ve ever thought about going back in time to change the past — even if doing so would undo who you are in the present — come along for a curious and thought-provoking trip as you discover your own Me-Of-Now.
Three young brothers attempting to make sense of their grandfather’s stories come to find that the world they know may look a lot different than the one they’ve been seeing.