Andrew Johnson is an author, essayist, and poet whose work has been published in The Sun, Crazyhorse, Image, Guernica, and elsewhere. This grant application is for the independent publishing of his latest book, The Thread, a collection of poetry and prose. He is working with a local design firm and a local printer so that his latest book will be entirely homegrown in Kansas City. If awarded the Inspiration Grant, the funds would immediately be put to work in support of the production costs prior to the book release in late summer 2022.