Take an intriguing tour of Jason Marchi's unique insights into human nature as reflected through poems written in the diverse genres of science fiction, fantasy, horror, and the mainstream. Through Marchi's broad range of topics--handsomely illustrated by Noel Belton--we can sympathize with those who suffer loss, and we can also celebrate the wonders human beings are capable of achieving despite adversity. From thoughtful reflections on space travel, to the nightmares of our dreamscapes, to examinations of love, death, and appreciation for the human condition, Marchi provides a grand overview of humankind's wondrous diversity.

Ode on a Martian Urn

Jason J. Marchi

Fahrenheit Books

In this compelling story of a young Quinnipiac brave named Blackbird, award-winning author Jason Marchi and painter Jesse Bonelli have teamed up to capture the magic and history of a time before our own. Through young Blackbird's eyes we learn the Quinnipiac tribal legend of how the Sleeping Giant landform in Hamden, Connecticut came to look like a giant man sleeping on his back. The story, brought to life with 14 fine art oil paintings, gives us a renewed appreciation of the natural world and shows young readers how Native Americans lived close to the earth and respected the land, air, water, and wildlife The Legend of Hobbomock: The Sleeping Giant is most decidedly a story worth imparting to our children today; a thrilling story the promotes appreciation for the natural world, history, and folklore.

The Legend of Hobbomock: The Sleeping Giant

Children's Books

Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths

GRANNY QUIGLEY has knitted a very unique sweater. To her surprise, every time she washes and dries the purple sweater with the white lace collar it grows . . . one size larger! What can she possibly do with a sweater that keeps growing? And will it ever stop growing? Ashley and Morgan, Granny s granddaughters, take charge of the situation in attempt to solve Granny s dilemma. The three travel the countryside looking for a home for the growing sweater. As the sweater grows unexpectedly for each new owner, Ashley and Morgan are more and more determined to find a proper home for such an unusual article of clothing. The surprise solution vibrantly and beautifully illustrated by Ben Quesnel ends up a delight to readers, making this award-winning fantasy tale an instant classic.

The Growing Sweater

Foreword Reviews Top 10 Finalist for Adult Science Fiction & Fantasy, announced in March 2021. NINE YEAR OLD Margot remembers the sun. Quote: A yellow crayon or a coin large enough to buy the world with. . .a warmness, like a blushing in the face, in the body, in the arms and legs and trembling hands. In Ray Bradbury's revered short story, All Summer in a Day, the last time Margot saw the sun was when she was four years old and still living on Earth. After her family moved to Venus a year later, she longed to see the sun again and to feel its warmth on her skin. On the one day every seven years when it stops raining on Venus and the sun breaks through the perpetual cloud cover to brighten the landscape for a brief two hours, Margot is locked away in a dark closet by her jealous classmates. Readers familiar with the graceful and poetic writing of Ray Bradbury and those new to his literary magic will find themselves empathetic toward a young girl who is kept from feeling and seeing the sunlight by her mean-spirited peers. Jump forward in time and meet Margot at 16. In the story When the Rain Stops, Jason Marchi provides one plausible and satisfying answer to the question left in readers' minds at the end of Bradbury's classic tale of aloneness whatever happened to Margot? Appearing together for the first time in a single book, a classic short story by one of America's most beloved writers and an inspired sequel story by a young writer. Ray Bradbury's All Summer in a Day, which first appear in the Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction in 1954, became the basis from which Jason Marchi wrote a sequel story 40 years later. Since its original publication, All Summer in a Day has been reprinted in over 75 anthologies. Marchi s sequel, When the Rain Stops, was first published in Verbicide magazine in 2002. Foreword by William F. Nolan, co-author of Logan s Run, one of the most seminal novels in the annals of science fiction. Introduction by Dr. Jonathan R. Eller, Director of the Center for Ray Bradbury Studies at Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI). Discussions section for creative writing students. Bonus letter from Bradbury to Marchi in March of 2002.

Venus Remembered

Ray. Bradbury

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Ode on a Martian Urn

The Legend of Hobbomock: The Sleeping Giant

The Growing Sweater

Venus Remembered