Blunt Point Press · Alex Calles
"Reality can be broken. Most people prefer not to find out."
Short Stories · ~230 pages · December 2026
“Once the mask comes off, the fear behind it collapses too. The dark side is the room where the machine that produces reality is hidden. Nobody is supposed to go in there because if you find the machine, the trick is over. The story ends. The dream wakes itself up.”
— Alex Calles
The Want You Buried Is Waiting
An illustrated workbook by Alex Calles. Nineteen chapters of honest storytelling, philosophical reflection, journaling prompts, comic strips, crossword puzzles, and coloring pages. Not a self-help manual. A permission slip.
Spanish Edition
A novel by Hector A. Calles — Alex Calles’s Spanish-language pen name. Available in paperback and Kindle digital edition.
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About the Author
Alex Calles is a college-educated illustrator and cinematographer based in Round Rock, Texas. He has been creating illustration since the 1980s and holds a B.S. in Digital Cinematography from Full Sail University.
He served as editor-in-chief of a Spanish-language magazine for five years, overseeing writers, artists, graphic design, and video production end-to-end. The visual work has always been in service of a larger story.
After thirteen years away from long-form publishing, Calles is returning to the page with renewed purpose — Still There was the first step. The Back of a Mirror is the door that comes next.
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Get in Touch
This is a focused inbox. The Back of a Mirror arrives December 2026. Still There is available now on Amazon. Inquiries about either book, the Blunt Point Press series, speaking, or editorial collaboration are welcome.
Reach out directly at info@alexcalles.com