A feral engineer, a personality-flexible coworker, an alcoholic wormhole, and... Shaughnessy. Could this dream team be better? Yes. Yes it could.

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5 of 5 stars to Invention Is a Mother by Rob Brownell

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Rob Brownell was a Product Designer at Function Engineering and is named on nearly 30 patents, from kid's toys to medical devices. Now that ALS has so rudely confined him to a wheelchair, he spends his days writing via dictation software. Invention Is a Mother is his first novel.

Team Gleason:

@TeamGleason is a charity that helps people with ALS by providing them with technology, experiences, and support which enables them to thrive in the face of debilitating terminal illness. They funded Rob's digital voice so he can continue to communicate as the disease progresses.

Kickstarter: https://t.co/MyHpaP2GeO

If you're the kind of person who works best under pressure, your moment is now! Please donate to Team Gleason and preorder your copy of Invention Is a Mother on Kickstarter before both campaigns end this Sunday, June 19!

Just a few days left in the preorder campaign for Invention Is a Mother, and we've raised over $10k for Team Gleason, a charity which supports ALS patients with assistive technology!!!!!!

FULLY FUNDED IN UNDER TWENTY-FOUR HOURS!!!!!

UPDATE: @Kickstarter is 88% funded at the end of day one! @TeamGleason is 75% funded! Support a dying man’s dream of having his book read and appreciated AND raise money to give assistive technology to ALS patients? It’s a win-win! #InventionIsAMother #ALSAwarenessMonth

And there's still room for you to join our launch party-slash-Towel Day celebration. BYOT (Bring Your Own Towel)! https://t.co/aEpNBgLTcS

And the link to our parallel fundraiser for @TeamGleason, the nonprofit that helped Rob with nifty tech and support after his ALS diagnosis. We're already past 50% here, too! Donate and help ALS patients live productive lives! https://t.co/CNX1Ss1GGB

Here's the @Kickstarter link to preorder your copy! https://t.co/MyHpaP2GeO

Oh my holy damn. Just a few hours in, and we're already over 50% funded. Support a brilliant man's dream of having his book read by thousands of adoring weirdos! RTs appreciated! #InventionIsAMother #darkhumor #absurd #scifi #ALS #ALSAwarenessMonth @JohnDiesattheEn @neilhimself

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