The Hearthside is live

Welcome to the Hearthside, an author's blog for the work of Nathaniel Hart. Expect updates here about my writing, forthcoming projects, and appearances. My most recent novel is Water Rounded Stones. If you don't know what that is, here is the blurb:

What do stories mean to us? What can we really say about our lives without them? Water Rounded Stones, the debut novel by Nathaniel Hart is a collection of carefully crafted short stories exploring the ways we define our lives. The 18 stories in this new second edition range from science fiction, to modern; from fantasy, to poetry. Each story is a separate tale, but draws from the shared metaphor and symbolism of the others suggesting contrasts and connections between the entire work.  From the cynical sentimentality of Two Cent Society to the diversity of truth in A Spark it embraces the role of story as the medium of existence. From fear of the entropic void in Mingled, to the denial all endings in The Poet's Secret it bears forth Story as the wellspring of hope.


If you want a taste of what that looks like, read one of the sample stories offered on the right. Copies of Water Rounded Stones will soon be available from this site and Lulu.com. Also, be sure to check out this site for more on my next work Going Home due out in 2012, and events I am attending around Portland. Cheers.