Prejudice
by John I Jones
Price: $0.99 USD. 2390 words.
Published on July 18, 2012. Fiction.
“PREJUDICE” is the first story in The Billy Johnson Collection. When Billy was five years old, he met a Negro on a personal, one-on-one basis for the first time. It would be an experience he would never forget. This story is an examination of racial prejudice in the Deep South in the late 1940s.
Location: United States
Member Since: March 30, 2012
John I Jones
Biography
John Isaac Jones is a freelance writer/computer consultant who is currently living in suburban Atlanta. Although Jones grew up in Alabama, he has lived in several states including California, Florida, Montana, and Washington, D.C.
“John I.,” as he prefers to be called, settled in Georgia fifteen years ago. For 27 years, Jones was a reporter/writer/editor for newspapers and magazines throughout the world. These included local newspaper in Alabama, The National Enquirer, News of the World in London, the Sydney (Australia) Morning Herald and NBC television.
Today, Jones spends most of his time troubleshooting software conflicts on satellite computers. When he’s away from digital stuff, he likes to read, especially poetry. His favorite poem is The Windhover by Gerard Manley Hopkins. He is also a fan of Robert W. Service, Carl Sandburg, Matthew Arnold, and Bob Dylan.
His favorite book is Tales of Power by Carlos Castaneda.
His favorite rock CD is Jethro Tull’s Greatest Hits.
The greatest gift life has to offer, Jones says, is peace of mind.
“John I.,” as he prefers to be called, settled in Georgia fifteen years ago. For 27 years, Jones was a reporter/writer/editor for newspapers and magazines throughout the world. These included local newspaper in Alabama, The National Enquirer, News of the World in London, the Sydney (Australia) Morning Herald and NBC television.
Today, Jones spends most of his time troubleshooting software conflicts on satellite computers. When he’s away from digital stuff, he likes to read, especially poetry. His favorite poem is The Windhover by Gerard Manley Hopkins. He is also a fan of Robert W. Service, Carl Sandburg, Matthew Arnold, and Bob Dylan.
His favorite book is Tales of Power by Carlos Castaneda.
His favorite rock CD is Jethro Tull’s Greatest Hits.
The greatest gift life has to offer, Jones says, is peace of mind.
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Books
Boone
by John I Jones
Price: $0.99 USD. 8740 words. Published on July 18, 2012. Fiction.
“Boone” is the second story in The Billy Johnson Collection. When Billy was eight years old, he spent the summer of 1949 with an aging, backwoods southern farmer who had a psychotic love for his invalid wife. This is the story of a man who, although a master at breeding farm animals, could never have children of his own. It would be a summer Billy would always remember.
Price: $0.99 USD. 8740 words. Published on July 18, 2012. Fiction.
“Boone” is the second story in The Billy Johnson Collection. When Billy was eight years old, he spent the summer of 1949 with an aging, backwoods southern farmer who had a psychotic love for his invalid wife. This is the story of a man who, although a master at breeding farm animals, could never have children of his own. It would be a summer Billy would always remember.
Mother's Day
by John I Jones
Price: $0.99 USD. 2270 words. Published on June 30, 2012. Fiction.
It was Mother’s Day again and Robert Allman tried to prepare for the occasion. Tradition held that, when worshippers attended church on Mother’s Day, those whose mothers were alive wore red roses. Those whose mother’s were passed—like Robert—would wear a white rose. However, after he could only find a red rose to wear, he never dreamed—not in a million years—what was in store for him.
Price: $0.99 USD. 2270 words. Published on June 30, 2012. Fiction.
It was Mother’s Day again and Robert Allman tried to prepare for the occasion. Tradition held that, when worshippers attended church on Mother’s Day, those whose mothers were alive wore red roses. Those whose mother’s were passed—like Robert—would wear a white rose. However, after he could only find a red rose to wear, he never dreamed—not in a million years—what was in store for him.
Alabama Stories
by John I Jones
Price: $2.99 USD. 94000 words. Published on April 2, 2012. Fiction.
Alabama Stories is a collection of short works lifted from the life of native son William Vernon “Billy” Johnson. Haunting, harrowing and gloriously-moving, these stories represent an intense examination of Billy’s childhood and young adult years in the Cotton State.
Price: $2.99 USD. 94000 words. Published on April 2, 2012. Fiction.
Alabama Stories is a collection of short works lifted from the life of native son William Vernon “Billy” Johnson. Haunting, harrowing and gloriously-moving, these stories represent an intense examination of Billy’s childhood and young adult years in the Cotton State.