Coming Soon: A Free Book!

by John Bachkosky (12/1/2023)

Hello again!

It’s been a busy back half of the year, but as the holidays roll around, I wanted to share some exciting updates and news about both Land of the Elements and my band’s upcoming album!

First, a little story. Back in fifth grade, my friend John and I drew little cartoon faces for our friends. Our principal got mad at us for charging people for our doodles (a whopping $0.25…), so we drew them for free and accepted “tips” instead. This also happened to be the same year that he and I created the original, composition notebook version of Land of the Elements.

The cartoons John and I used to draw, turned into cufflinks and gifted to me by my wonderful wife for our wedding last year.

In John’s honor, and in the spirit of “I’m not a professional writer by any means,” I’ve decided that I am going to share Land of the Elements with you all for FREE! Come January 11th, the PDF will be available for download. If anyone does want a physical copy, it will still be available on Amazon for the minimum price I am allowed to set.

The cover for Land of the Elements

I am proud of what this story turned into, and I hope that everyone can enjoy reading it as much as John and I enjoyed creating it. I so wish I could share with you the original “fifth grade version” as well, but after searching high and low for the better part of two years, I have been unable to find that composition book. Hopefully, this version captures the same wonder and whimsy with which we made the original!

Along with my new book, I am beyond excited to say that the next album from The Bards is coming soon! I can’t reveal anything just yet, but head to TheBardsBand.com and sign up for the newsletter to stay up to date on upcoming releases.

That’s all for now! Happy Holidays!

JB6