Blunt Point Press  ·  Round Rock, TX

Volume 1 · Now Available

Still There

The Want You Buried Is Waiting

"Every hour is a gift you give your future self."

by Alex Calles  ·  Author  ·  Illustrator  ·  Cinematographer

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Still There — Illustrated Workbook by Alex Calles
Volume 1 · Now Available on Amazon
Workbook

Still There

The Want You Buried Is Waiting

An illustrated workbook by Alex Calles. Nineteen chapters of honest storytelling, philosophical reflection, journaling prompts, comic strips, crossword puzzles and coloring pages. Not a self-help manual. A permission slip.

FormatIllustrated Workbook
Chapters19
Pages116
Size8.5 × 11 in.
Price$24.99 USD
AvailableAmazon & KDP
EditionPaperback
LanguageEnglish

Nineteen chapters of honest storytelling, philosophical reflection, journaling prompts, comic strips, crossword puzzles, and coloring pages. Not a self-help manual. A permission slip for everyone who is not done yet.

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"Somewhere along the way, you put something down. It went into the drawer. And it has been waiting there — patient and unchanged — for exactly this moment."

— Still There, back cover

About the Author

Alex Calles

Alex Calles

Alex Calles is a college-educated illustrator and cinematographer based in Round Rock, Texas. He has been creating illustration since the 1980s and holds a B.S. in Digital Cinematography from Full Sail University.

He served as editor-in-chief of a Spanish-language magazine for five years, overseeing writers, artists, graphic design and video production end-to-end. The visual work has always been in service of a larger story.

After thirteen years away from long-form publishing, Calles is returning to the page with renewed purpose — rekindling a passion for writing that never fully went quiet, and channeling decades of lived experience into a series designed to encourage others to reclaim their own buried dreams. Still There is the first volume in that ongoing series from Blunt Point Press.

16+Years creating
Vol. 1Ongoing series
5 yrsEditor-in-chief
BPPBlunt Point Press

Background

The craft behind the work

Writing & Editorial
Author, editor-in-chief. Long-form, structured, and built to last.
Illustration
Mechanical pencil, pastel, colored pencils, airbrush, and digital media since the 1980s.
Cinematography
B.S. in Digital Cinematography. Sony FS5. Canon 6D Mark II. Full Adobe post-production.
Book Design
Adobe InDesign & Photoshop. Cover art generated in Adobe Firefly. Print-ready KDP workflow.
Publishing
Founder, Blunt Point Press. Independent print-on-demand. Series in production.
Visual Production
Photography, graphic design, and video inform the books. The books are the point.

Writing

The story behind the book

After more than a decade away from long-form writing, Alex Calles is rekindling a passion that never fully went quiet. Still There is the first volume in a new series — a deliberate return to the page after thirteen years, driven by a conviction that the experiences worth living are also worth recounting.

This project is as much an act of encouragement as it is a personal record. If your own dreams have been sitting in a drawer, waiting — this book is a direct invitation to take them back.

"The want you buried is waiting. It has been waiting patiently — and it is still there."

Also by the Author

Other works

El otro lado del río
Hector A. Calles
Novel · 2013

El otro lado del río

Spanish Edition

A novel by Hector A. Calles — Alex Calles's Spanish-language pen name. Available in paperback and Kindle digital edition.

Spanish Paperback Kindle ISBN 9781491231777
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Video

Watch the work

Behind-the-scenes content, process notes, and creative work — on the Alex Calles YouTube channel.

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Blunt Point Press
Est. 2025 · Round Rock, Texas

Because the right book changes everything. Still There is the first title in an ongoing series.

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