s ▁first ▁book ▁And ▁This ▁Was ▁My ▁Happy ▁End ing ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁This ▁narr ative ▁short ▁viewed ▁rom ance ▁from ▁the ▁perspective ▁of ▁a ▁struggling ▁writer ▁with ▁po etic ▁pro se ▁and ▁honest ▁em otion . ▁Integr ated ▁into ▁the ▁story ▁is ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁polar oid s ▁photograph ed ▁by ▁the ▁author . ▁ ▁With ▁poet / perform er ▁Der rick ▁Brown , ▁St anie c ▁co - ed ited ▁The ▁Good ▁Things ▁About ▁America ▁anth ology ▁for ▁Write ▁Blo ody ▁Publishing . ▁This ▁book ▁serves ▁as ▁a ▁historical ▁document ▁that ▁uses ▁poetry ▁and ▁pro se ▁to ▁explore ▁and ▁celebr ate ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁The ▁cover ▁design ▁features ▁polar oid s ▁taken ▁by ▁St anie c . ▁ ▁For ▁his ▁up coming ▁children ' s ▁book ▁' The ▁Special ▁Advent ures ▁of ▁Super ▁Bun ny ▁and ▁the ▁Great ▁Gi ant ▁Cat ▁Bear ', ▁St anie c ▁has ▁collabor ated ▁with ▁artist ▁Patrick ▁Ball ester os . ▁ ▁St anie c ▁is ▁currently ▁comple ting ▁an ▁illustrated ▁poetry ▁book ▁entitled ▁I ▁am . ▁You ▁Are . ▁with ▁San ▁Francisco - based ▁artist / po et ▁Mel anie ▁Moore ▁and ▁Los ▁Angeles - based ▁illustr ator ▁Em ilio ▁Santo yo . ▁ ▁Project s ▁Before ▁the ▁hol iday ▁season ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁St anie c ▁invited ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁artists ▁from ▁around ▁the ▁world ▁to ▁don ate ▁paint ings ▁and ▁photograph s ▁for ▁a ▁fund ra ising ▁exhibition ▁entitled ▁White