Coming
March 2026
When the drama ends but your nervous system keeps talking.
Terms of Living is a collection of essays about the aftertaste of love: what lingers when a relationship is technically over, when the story has ended on paper but the body keeps rereading it.
These pieces move through detonation, the void, the marketplace that tries to profit from ache, and then the slower work: becoming, and finally, finding the terms of living.
Five Movements
A three-book arc through the wreckage of modern love
From the patterns we recognize to the accountability we resist, these books trace the full journey.
The Worst Boyfriends Ever
Breaks the illusion
A memoir in dating disasters that exposes the patterns we mistake for love.
Terms of Living
Reorganizes the aftermath
Essays about what lingers when relationships end but your nervous system keeps talking.
Am I the Red Flag?
Interrogates accountability
The uncomfortable questions we avoid asking ourselves about our own patterns.
5-STAR REVIEWS
"This book had me CACKLING on public transport. Aleks doesn't just tell dating horror stories: he gives you the tools to recognize red flags before you're knee-deep in chaos."
"Finally, a queer dating memoir that doesn't sugarcoat anything! Aleks writes with the perfect blend of humor and wisdom."
"The audiobook is INCREDIBLE. Perfect for commutes, workouts, or whenever you need a reminder that you're not the only one who's dated absolute disasters."
Essays & Notes
Emotional Minimalism: Cutting People the Way We Cut Carbs
The clean-life aesthetic is quietly starving our relationships.
The New Emotional Poverty Line
Why healing has become a luxury class.
Emotionally Intelligent, Emotionally Dangerous
Inside the minds of people who can explain your pain but never change their behavior.