Books

AJ's work gives everyone insight into what it's like living with a traumatic brain injury. Through real life experiences, AJ has opened up a new realm as an educator.

AJ Kaynatma >> His
Traumatic Brain Injury

This book briefly summ­arizes the nu­merous obstacles that have tried to prevent the author from be­coming his very best. The count­less hurdles seem insur­mount­able, but the author uses logic and humor to over­come many a doubter.

A.J. Kaynatma —
Morphed into Sonnet Form

After completing his memoirs, some haiku, many confessions, and much more!...AJ decided to test his oddity with a new literary venture: Sonnets!

Numbers Do not Lie... But Can They?!

Mathematics and science are the most logical expla­nation for ... damn-near every­thing. But once humans' emotions and their weighted reason­ings factor into any equation, the prob­lem sadly becomes a null set, or {} ...Or does it?!

T.B.I. Confessions

These are various con­fessions of the inner workings of a—start­lingly—still very genius like TBI victim.

Man on a Mission

True success is more about the battles and choices one makes along the journey, rather than the accolades of ach­ieving the ultimate prize. In other words, to ac­complish laudable pros­perity, one must suck up their pride and accept the fact that life is a mar­athon not a sprint.

Ego Over Ignorance

A torrid ro­mance be­tween a genius chef and a mathe­matical prodigy. Who win's who's heart?

He Said, Who Said
... What?!

A young Croatian over-achiever named Tomas begins to treasure the impending freedom por­tended by the final year of high-school. He tries to balance the academic race for valedictorian against the unique self discovery that his first real girlfriend compels of him. Then tragedy strikes on a South Florida Beach! Tomas suffers a brain injury that's difficult for doc­tors to dia­gnose much less make sense of. Will Tomas Recover? What of the future? Is Tomas even still in there?

Demented

Caught on the horns of a dilemma. Should you give up the perfect man? Phillip Porter is a wrestler from Fort Lauderdale with a perfect GPA who easily medals forty times in forty-one grappling tournaments. A careless opponent sends a knee crashing through his skull, and puts him in a coma. Phillip is diag­nosed with a trau­matic brain injury. Valencia, a young, succ­essful ac­countant must make the choice. Is he even still the man she fell in love with? Why is he so different when he wakes up? Phillip is keeping a num­ber of secrets. What does the TBI make him ca­pable of? To each man, his own. We all think differently. Happiness varies.

If There's One Thing We Know for Certain… It’s That We Know Nothing!

For some people a con­nection can be instan­taneous. Two souls find­ing their reflection in the bodies that connect. Some­times this con­nection leads to bliss, some­times this con­nection leads to crime, and anger, and dis­passionate violence. Jon­ny meets a mysterious woman at the casino where he works. They connect. What’s in store for Jonny? What’s in a name? The more things change, the more they stay the same.

Altan’s Applaudable Alliteration
and Aria Alterations

In a desperate effort to connect to more people, the author, somewhat anxiously, attempted to put his unique circum­stances in song. Since the author does not have a SINGLE musical in­clination in his entire body, he had to resort to parodying already es­tablished, well known songs. Perhaps a career as a humorous lyricist is in the offing. Maybe?

Self Defense in
Less than Ideal Situations

Ideally, civilized people settle their dis­agree­ments with words. But, if worse comes to worst, then it's nice to be physically ready and sometimes even down­right scary. Here's a sizable assortment of fool­proof de­fenses ag­ainst common attacks.

Striving for Flawesomeness

Outsiders view a Trau­matic Brain Injury as a sign of an imminent and painful death. However with his now even more numbers-oriented mind, Allen just might have the ingenious equation to compute happiness. Most sane people—save the smartest, most logical ones—tend to fear what they do not understand.