Today is my 28th birthday.
I am attending a poetry reading (and possibly reading)
I should have mentioned this sooner, but I will be attending the Poetry Slam tonight from 7pm-9pm at Courthouse Coffee (East) in Warsaw, Indiana. It is a fundraiser for a food bank, I think, since “admission” is a food item donation. If they will let me, I plan to read a poem or two. I may also take a few copies of Pandora’s Box with me. The coffee house is located at 2858 Frontage Road in the shopping center near Elder-Beerman. I hope to see you there.
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So, just so everyone knows, this is a WordPress site, and it has comments enabled. So long as you have an e-mail address, you’ll be able to leave comments. You don’t need to have an account with WordPress or anything like that.
Thanks for reading, True Believers!
A new poem and ‘The Day After’ project
I just posted a new poem that is hot off the presses. It’s entitled “Unwanted.” Admittedly, it is a sad one, but I like it anyway.
In other news, I recently finished a short story for a project I’m doing with my writer friends. It takes place within the universe of my novel, Pandora’s Box. It will be part of a short story compilation called The Day After, which we hope to self-publish soon. I’ll write more updates as the project progresses.
Unwanted
Unwanted
by Nathan Marchand
By sweat and toil,
I dug through rock and dirt
Until at last I found the gem,
The rarest and most precious jewel.
I rushed from the cave, overjoyed.
I hurried to meet my Beauty,
And gave it to Her.
But with sad eyes, She rejected my gift.
So, I watched Her walk away,
Leaving me all alone
As my tears fell, staining the cracked gem.
I’ve joined Breakthrough Writing Services
Recently, I was contacted by Peter Semple, a fellow graduate of Taylor University Fort Wayne’s writing program, who wanted to start his own writing business. So, I jumped on-board. It is Breakthrough Writing Services, and it offers businesses and individuals writing and editing assistance. Pete plans to expand its services eventually, but this is a great beginning. If you need help with writing in any way, give him a call. You may even get yours truly to help you out.
You can check out Breakthrough Writing Services’ website here.
New book signing in the works
I just talked with the gentleman in charge of the alumni center at the former campus of my alma mater, Taylor University Fort Wayne. He is holding an event that is essentially homecoming September 23-24. I will be having a book signing that Saturday. Details will be forthcoming.
‘Destroyer’ update – Cover artist selected
Things are moving along for Destroyer, a pulpy science fiction novella I co-wrote with some writer friends a few years ago. After much deliberation, I have selected a cover artist. Hopefully in a month or so, he’ll have it finished. I plan to self-publish the book using Lulu.com for print copies and as an ebook on Smashwords.com.
Stay tuned for more updates.
Guest artist for short story illustration
Remember my short story, “Baptized in Fire“? Well, I’ve added something new to it, something I want to keep adding to the other stories on my site: illustrations. I commissioned my brother Jarod Marchand, a young aspiring artist, to create some artwork of the battlemech designated Achilles in the piece. He gave it to me recently, and I posted it just now. Check it out.
My goal is to use artwork and photographs done by myself or other aspiring artists I know as illustrations for my stories (FYI: I myself can’t draw, but I do love photography). Stay tuned to see more work from other great artists you don’t know (yet).
Second novel completed!
Guess what, readers? I finished my second novel, Ninjas and Talking Trees! Well, the rough draft, anyway. There’s gonna be a lot of editing and/or rewriting ahead of me now. But it’s done. Some say writing the second novel is the hardest. If that’s true, my writing life should be easier here on out (maybe).
Now to write a short story for a special project I’m doing with my writer friends…that’s “due” in three weeks. Oy vey…