About

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Jeffrey Allen Mays

Using fiction and occasionally poetry, I try to present the complexities of the human experience in relation to the cosmos, to other humans, to God, and to ourselves. I read and write in almost every genre but I also like to write literary fiction sometimes when the subject matter doesn’t do well in Sci-Fi or Fantasy.

I love to teach in the classroom and I have many years of experience. I have taught writing, history, humanities, and sciences because I have backgrounds in several fields.

I love art, culture, literature, movies, and music. I enjoy most people, and would welcome opportunities to meet with you or a group of like-minded individuals to talk about things that are fun as well as things of urgent consequence.

Selected Honors

The Former Hero – 1st Place winner for Thriller genre by Texas Association of Authors 2014

The Former Hero – Finalist with National Indie Excellence Awards 2015

“Concho Diary” – Winner of 2016 short story contest for Texas Association of Authors

Nominee of Pushcart Prize for fiction 2023 for short story “Under The Sun”