EXCITING NEWS!
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This month my JAWboning blog completed fifteen months online with some great stories, poetry, excerpts from my novels, and more. Those past 15 months’ blogs will remain up on the site, but I’m converting the format shortly to a Newsletter. Please provide your e-mail address to receive my future exclusive monthly Newsletters [featuring the full monthly content PLUS giveaways, writing prompts, reviews, and updates on my publishing journey].
Thanks for reading…it’s a pleasure to share writing with you!
Jayne
Published Works
Catfish Stew Anthology 2021
Available on AmazonTwo short stories were chosen in separate categories for this SC Writers Association anthology
“While Everyone Sleeps” (Short Fiction)
A delicious and ironic short story that offers not one, but two, plot twists. We follow Mitch, a businessman whose problems and regrets keep him awake in the wee hours, as he roams through his house and contemplates his bad decisions.
“A Promise Kept” (Novel Chapter)
A character-driven tale that brings two unlikely friends together again after decades. The different paths their lives have taken provide contrast and conflict as they attend the funeral of a third man they both know—in very different ways.
Short Story America, Vol. VII
Available on AmazonOne short story was chosen for this anthology, which included writers from across the country
“The Token Collector”
A former high school star athlete, now a Transit Authority employee, tries to revive his glory days by whatever means possible. Will it be his undoing? This story grew into the novel To the Next Home Run. See “What’s in the Works”
Chicken Soup for the Soul Series-Angels All Around
Available on AmazonNon-fiction inspirational stories from across the country and the world
“As Promised” (originally entitled “Gift of an Angel”)
A final “miracle” gift found by the author upon returning from her mother’s funeral, soothes her grief and helps her come to terms with the death.