This blog is about reading some of the most motivational writing you will find while helping fight Parkinson’s Disease.

So here’s what happened: About four decades ago I put together a book called Vincent which my former advisor at Penn State, Eton Churchill, and I published. It did okay and had rave reviews for its simplicity combined with insightfulness on the part of the author. I did not write this book; I pared down more than 2000 pages of letters that Vincent van Gogh wrote to others–mostly his brother Theo, but also other artists. The book became about 160 pages of startlingly beautiful first person prose in which Vincent tells his own life story including his turmoil with depression, his passion for life, his visions in art, his relationship with God, and his relationships with women. It truly is captivating writing.

In 2017, a real press picked it up and reissued it as Blessed Twilight: The Story of Vincent van Gogh, with a gorgeous cover and more wide-spread distribution. especially since the release coincided with the release of the movie Loving Vincent. It did incredibly well, but eventually went out of print as the publisher in Florida shut down and the people in Ohio who took it over also closed their doors.

The overstock of these books floated around the east coast and the mid-west, and with great generosity on the part of the people in Ohio, arrived at my door yesterday.

I am selling them and all the money is going to aid in the fight against Parkinson’s Disease.

These make fantastic Christmas gifts or just reading material for yourself. I can’t overstate how everyone who reads this book is captivated by Vincent’s philosophy, perspective, and passion. I can compliment it since I only organized the material, Vincent van Gogh did the writing.

Order copies for yourself and your friends. They are $25 a piece including shipping, or 5 for $100.

You can:

Venmo: @Robert-kunzinger

Zelle: rskunzinger@gmail.com

or send a check made out to APDA (American Parkinson Disease Association) and mail it to me at Bob Kunzinger, PO Box 70, Deltaville, VA 23043. ALL the money (except postage) will go to assist the research for Parkinson’s.

“There’s nothing more truly artistic than loving people“