SMALL BOOKS. BIG PICKLEBALL ENERGY.
For the player who says it’s just for fun—and remembers every point. Five little books about the people, rituals, and wonderfully familiar chaos of pickleball.
Meet the booksFor partners, friends, family, and the entire group chat.
SMALL GIFT.GIFTS FOR THE PICKLEBALL OBSESSED
Short humor for a very particular kind of obsession. Pick the one that sounds most like them.
MEET YOUR NEXT GIFT
90 Zen-Like Mantras for the Slightly Obsessed Pickleballer
Mantras, sarcasm, and a little perspective for the person whose happy place has court lines.
“Today, I will not foot fault. Probably.”
“I trust the paddle. I trust my swing. I do not trust Gary’s line calls.”
“I stretch my hamstrings and my excuses before every match.”
MEET YOUR NEXT GIFT
50 Group Chats Where Nobody Reads the Schedule
The missed messages, crossed wires, and scheduling adventures that come with finding four people.
Ben · Tess · Ali
BenPutting together a casual game on Thursday.
TessLovely. What time?
BenSix. I've attached the schedule.
TessIt's three pages.
BenPage three is optional.
AliIt says parking diagram.
BenOnly if you need parking.
TessWhat's the shaded block marked transition?
BenTime to change partners and have water.
AliI usually just have water when I'm thirsty.
BenOf course. This is casual.
TessDo I need to print this?
BenNo, I'll bring copies.
AliCan you bring an extra? My printer's broken.
TessDon't encourage him.
BenAlready laminated yours, Ali. You said you spill things.
MEET YOUR NEXT GIFT
90 Competitively Polite Poems for Pickleball Players
Awkward partners, polite excuses, and the quiet joy of showing up anyway.
We've played together
for six weeks.
I know where he serves,
what he drives,
how he takes a loss.
Someone calls him over.
I listen hard.
MEET YOUR NEXT GIFT
40 Letters and Notices From the Gear to Its Owners
Paddles, water bottles, and the things that never quite make it home from the court.
LETTER FROM THE OLD PADDLE TO ITS REPLACEMENT
Dear New Paddle,
Welcome. You are currently the missing piece.
I was the missing piece in February. Before me, a blue one was the missing piece, although we do not discuss the blue one. It has been reassigned to guests.
For your first week, every good shot will be evidence of your superior construction.
Enjoy this. By week three, a ball hit into the fence will prompt a lengthy examination of your face.
Our owner knows your weight to a tenth of an ounce. He has not yet located the middle of you.
When he asks for more feedback, he means a paddle that makes his misses feel less like his fault. The blue one failed that test.
There is a pleasant pocket at the back of the bag. I have made room.
Your predecessor
P.S. He has ordered a protective cover for you. Apparently one of us deserves protection.
COMING SOON
50 Players Who Turn Up in Every Group
A familiar cast of court characters. You might recognize a friend. You might recognize yourself.
From inside the book · The Wrong-Time Player
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More details to come.
A little thank-you for covering your side. Again.
They’ll recognize the characters. They may be the characters.
Something to enjoy on the bench, after the match, or while the rain passes.
A GIFT THAT GETS THEM