Hello, friends, fans, foes, and everyone in between! It’s been a while since I’ve posted an update, but that’s mostly because I’ve been keeping myself busy. I have an uncanny talent for trending toward workaholism. There’s a lot I need to tell you, and a bit I’m keeping close to the vest for the time being.
First, I’ve been thinking that, while I’ve used this website as a blog to post both updates and opinion pieces, I may shift the latter to a Substack. I’m still looking into that platform, but if it seems viable, I may start a new blog there in the next few months. If I do, this website will focus more on updates pertaining to my book and fiction projects.
Speaking of which, I’ve finished editing my next short story collection, The Worlds of Nathan Marchand, Vol. 2: Tales of the Lost and Lonely. The next step is to create the cover, which I’m doing with my photographer sister, Sarah, this week. Hopefully, this book will be out before Christmas. It’s a collection of mostly unpublished literary short stories (although some have appeared on this website). My goal is to get back into the habit of publishing at least one new book every year, starting with this.
On the podcasting front, I continue to record and publish episodes for both The Monster Island Film Vault and Henshin Power V3. However, I am neck-deep in production for a special audiodrama episode I’m co-writing with my friend Joy Metter called Gamera Saves Christmas. In this fanfic, an angry teenage girl and her younger twin siblings are swept up into an adventure where they must help Gamera defeat a reindeer kaiju at the command of Santa’s evil brother, Krampus, who has invaded the North Pole with his Goblin horde. The script should be finalized and sent out to the actors this week. My plan is to release the episode Christmas Eve.
The next book projects for 2026 will be sequels to Destroyer. The first is my current WIP, Apollyon: Body and Soul (working title), which will be followed by Apollyon: Haunted Legacy (working title). I have one publisher who is interested in picking up these and the first book (which may get retitled). I have a second publisher to whom I’ll send proposals for these books.
Amidst all of this, I’ve updated my website with my portfolio. This is an ongoing project, as many of my online articles were on websites that no longer exist, or they were only published in print. A key part of this is the redesigned “Books“ page. It looks much better now and includes all the anthologies I have short stories and essays in.
All of that to say, you have a lot to look forward to from me in the next year! Stay tuned!
