The Alien: a Letter to Future Self

By Marc Seraphs

It is said “the best way to predict the future is to create it,” thus the title "The Alien: a Letter to Future Self"—a tour of the life of an immigrant (illegal alien) earthbound from soaring to his aspirations yet thriving on therapeutic words from depression and heartache for the future. The narrative is raw, cheeky, insightful yet humorous—spanning from finding true love to hope, dreams, happiness, patience and (late blossom) success.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Marc Seraphs
• Release date: Apr 8, 2015
• ISBN: 9781483543802

Marc Seraphs

Marc Seraphs fully realized becoming a writer was all or non-else after discovering the therapeutic awesomeness of writing at age seventeen. Once he decided on his path, he took creative writing classes with extensive self-tutoring. Before moving to the States—Indianapolis, Indiana—in 2006 at age sixteen, he spent a decent amount of time living la vida in the urban jungle of the tropical rain forest region of West Africa. He loved (and still loves) anything creative—writing poems and drawing comic strips with his math notes especially—“not a fan of numbers.” He feels transitioning from his place of birth to where he is now—no matter how tricky—presents him the opportunity of being in oneness with the creative vibe deep within him.

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THE ALIEN

a letter to future self

Marc Seraphs

Copyright © 2015 by Marc Seraphs.

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ISBN-13: 9781483543802

Second Edition: April 2015

Dedicated to my parents,

may these words and my life honor you.

And to all immigrants in the pursuit of happiness, and every soul still

holding on to hope.

I convinced myself that if I worked enough, if I achieved enough, I would be rewarded with citizenship. I felt I could earn it.

―JOSE ANTONIO VARGAS

Table of Contents

Introduction

The Ghost

True Love

Jailbird

Late Blossoms

INSIDE THE AUTHOR

IMMIGRATION: THE NEW SLAVES

GlOBALIZATION AND IMMIGRATION

ANIMALS AND RACISM

Introduction

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I have never been a beautiful boy

Never liked the sound of my own voice

I wasn't cool when I was in my teens

I never slept but I did have dreams [and hope]

—Bones (by James Blunt)

IT'S ONLY DAYS before my court hearing and I am shaking like a leaf; my despairing thoughts of uncertainty about the future terrify me greatly. So I took the time to write you in the future, as a way to distress like old times because those demons are