Marrow Me

MARROW ME is a memoir of one man's battle with multiple myeloma, a battle that after twelve years he finally lost. Told with candor, humor, and a complete lack of self-pity, Joshua's story will educate and touch anyone affected by cancer, from physicians to survivors to family members.

Joshua Roberts

Joshua Roberts’ work appeared in Harper's, Agni, the serial anthology Philly Fiction, The Philadelphia Inquirer, and other publications, and earned Finalist rankings in the Heekin Group Foundation Fiction Fellowships and the Utah Writers at Work Fellowship Competition, judged by Antonya Nelson. His fiction was workshopped at both the Sewanee and Bread Loaf Writers’ Conferences, with enthusiastic comments from faculty there, John Casey and Antonya Nelson respectively. He died of multiple myeloma at age 56 in June of 2017. His sisters, one of whom is an NP, have added their caregiving insights and perspective to the manuscript.

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