Chaos
A Tether to Tomorrow
Published on 8. October 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
122 pages
978-1-967979-16-5 (ISBN)
Description
Chaos: A Tether to Tomorrow is the ninth volume in the Chaos Series by Scott Burton-a meditation on the fragile strands that hold us to what's ahead, even when the future feels uncertain. Through 100 vulnerable, introspective pieces, this collection explores what it means to keep reaching-to risk, to imagine, and to believe in possibility again.
Structured in four parts, the book traces the thresholds we stand upon: the distance between who we were and who we are becoming, the weight of what refuses to leave, the quiet courage of beginning again, and the reminders we carry forward into tomorrow. It lingers in the space between endings and beginnings, where hope is fragile but still present.
This is a book for anyone who has felt suspended between the ache of the past and the pull of the future. For those who hesitate at the edge, unsure if stepping forward will break them or bring them home, and for anyone learning to trust that even unfinished journeys still matter.
With his signature emotional depth and poetic honesty, Burton offers a raw, resonant portrait of resilience-an invitation to hold on to the threads that keep us tethered, even when tomorrow feels impossibly far away.
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Language
English
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 7 mm
Weight
189 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-967979-16-5 (9781967979165)
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Scott Burton is a poet and storyteller known for his emotionally raw writing style and deeply personal reflections on love, loss, resilience, and the ongoing work of becoming. His words draw readers into the hidden spaces of human experience-the quiet thresholds where endings blur into beginnings, and where hope persists even in uncertainty.As the author of the Chaos Series, Burton has crafted a ten-volume poetic exploration of what it means to live fully in the tension of being human. Each volume approaches a different emotional landscape with vulnerability and precision, together forming a mosaic that speaks to anyone who has ever carried the weight of memory, longed for change, or searched for meaning in the unknown. His writing is both deeply intimate and universally resonant, often naming the truths we hesitate to say aloud.Burton's journey is marked by his own lived experience, including a life-saving kidney transplant after years of chronic illness. That perspective-of waiting, endurance, and holding on when the future feels uncertain-infuses every page of his work. He writes not to provide answers, but to bear witness: to sit with pain honestly, to honor resilience, and to hold space for what we are still becoming.In Chaos: A Tether to Tomorrow, Burton turns his attention to possibility. This volume is about the fragile strands of faith, the threads that keep us reaching for what lies ahead, and the courage to believe in what we have not yet seen. It is for those caught between the ache of what was and the pull of what might be-an invitation to remain tethered, even when tomorrow feels impossibly far away.Through his work, Burton continues to connect with a growing audience who find both comfort and courage in his words. He believes poetry is not about perfection, but about presence-about showing up honestly for our own stories, one page at a time.