The Wheel and the Weave: How to Live with What You’ve Done and Still Shape What Comes Next

You turned the wheel. That choice was yours. But it’s not the end of your story. This book begins where most self-help ends—with the weight of real harm. No quick fixes. No forgiveness guarantees. Just one truth: you’re still here, and your next choice still matters. After causing a death while driving drunk, the author spent six years at San Quentin, sitting in circles with men who had done the irreversible. There, he learned that guilt doesn’t go away—but it can be used. It can become fuel for repair. You are not trapped in one future. You are moving through a landscape of possibilities. Every act of honesty, connection, or care shifts what’s possible for you—and for those you’re woven with. This is not a redemption story. It’s a field manual for staying. For showing up. For making meaning where none was promised. The question isn’t whether change is possible. It’s: what will you choose next?