Author with Marlborough Roots- Justin
Marlborough Minute: Local Author Justin Margadonna
In this episode of Marlborough Minute, host Ryan Malyar sits down with local author and longtime English teacher Justin Margadonna. A Marlborough native (one of the last babies born at Marlborough Hospital's labor and delivery unit!) and a 1991 graduate of Marlborough High School, Justin even returned to MHS to teach TV production before ultimately finding his way back to his first love, writing.
Justin is the author of two books. "Parallels and Facades" (2022) is a collection of short stories and poetry exploring loss in its many forms, not just death, but the loss of relationships, time, and the past. His newest release, "Light is After Winter" (2025), is a novel following one man's unraveling and eventual path toward redemption after a devastating loss.
Both books are available now on Amazon and at local bookshops throughout Massachusetts and Connecticut.
In this conversation, Justin talks about:
Growing up in Marlborough and teaching in MPS for over 20 years
Finding time to write around a full-time teaching career
His creative process, from Twilight Zone-inspired storytelling to the real New England places woven into his books
The difference between writing a short story collection and a novel with a full narrative arc
His next project, a collection of short horror stories
Making his musical theater debut in "SpongeBob SquarePants The Musical" this October in Danielson, CT
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