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The Day Jesus Returned to Earth

The Day Jesus Returned to Earth

On the day Jesus returned to earth, I was at my desk laboring to finish a novel that I hoped would get me hooked up with a new agent, who could help me find me a publisher, and jumpstart my writing career which was all but dead after the lackluster showing of my debut...

Dantelle in Spring, 2015

Dantelle in Spring, 2015

Dantelle in Spring, 2015 By Jeffrey Allen Mays Dantelle walks, almost hovers, beside a whitecapped river that chuckles and flashes in the morning light. She blesses the cantos of the doves and whippoorwills, the regular bursts of knocking from a distant woodpecker,...

The Parable of the Five Kinds of Soil

The Parable of the Five Kinds of Soil

The Mystic spoke many things to them in parables, saying, “A Sower went out to sow. And as he sowed, some seed fell upon soil depleted due to overharvesting, and the seed never germinated because it could get no nutrients. Some seed fell where the soil was sown with...

Departed mother

Departed mother

My mother passed away a week ago. I normally avoid the phrase 'passed away' because I don't see anything wrong with saying 'she died,' but I know that some people are more sensitive than I am. Since that morning last Monday, I have had many wonderful friends and...

Review of Lacunae published by Radix

Review of Lacunae published by Radix

I am pleased to announce that, after some unfortunate delays, my review of Scott Cairns' 2023 book Lacunae has been published by Radix Magazine. I love this book and I've read it over and over. Scott has been writing and poetry since the early 80's. He is an amazing...

NIHILO now available in audio

NIHILO now available in audio

Hello friends, I have had many people tell me that they are not readers, but if I created an audiobook or audio short story, they would love to listen to it in the car on the way to work. Well your wish has been fulfilled. My first audio recording of the story...

Becoming More Professional

Becoming More Professional

Hey friends, If you haven't heard yet, I have recently taken my writing to the next level by getting a "Substack." That is a new service that I will be using to communicate with my subscribers and especially those who wish to sponsor my writing endeavors. The site is...

Hiatus for Saragossa

Hiatus for Saragossa

Hello to the four or five of you who have been reading along with me as I have been serially publishing installments of The Saragossa Bottling Company. I have pushed myself since October of 2022 to have a chapter ready by Sunday at 11 a.m. every week, and have only...