Jon Paul Olivier

Biography

Jon Paul Olivier lives in south Louisiana with his wife and two children. He was blessed with opportunities to travel starting at a very young age. He has watched others struggling to fit in as well as been that person trying to fit in. Along the way, he has looked for the little details, the things in the background, that make stories real. In time, encouraged to write down the stories he told, he started writing tales inspired by his travels and by the people he met along the way. He is grateful that his family puts up with the hours he spends writing. Away from work and writing, he is an avid runner and enjoys mountain climbing.

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Books

A Son I Never Had
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 34,510. Language: English. Published: March 22, 2022 . Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » General
He woke up in a nightmarish world where his adult son never existed. Instead, everybody including his wife believed they had twin daughters. As he worked to get back to the world he remembered, reality kept changing. He started to think he was going crazy, until he got a phone call from his son.
Words In The Dark
Price: Free! Words: 9,690. Language: American English. Published: May 13, 2020 . Categories: Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - single author
A regular exercise in a writing group I belong to is to turn a random prompt into a short story. When I receive my prompt, I have no idea what it will be about. All I know is that in twenty minutes I’ll be reading a story to my peers, a story that doesn’t yet exist. A story that I’m about to write. I open the paper or box and receive inspiration.That is where these sixteen stories come from.
Aroma
Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 48,910. Language: American English. Published: July 4, 2016 . Categories: Fiction » Romance » Contemporary, Fiction » Romance » New adult
The night a couple gets engaged is a time they remember forever. For Lisa and Mark, their special evening took a different turn. An accident with a wine bottle changed everything. In a moment, their future together went from certain to unlikely. The next few months became a struggle for Lisa to relearn who she was, and - more importantly - who Mark was. Will Mark get her back or lose her forever?
Tablet Topics
Price: Free! Words: 33,600. Language: American English. Published: February 19, 2015 . Categories: Nonfiction » Computers & Internet » Office productivity applications, Nonfiction » Computers & Internet » Training & certification
Do you have a tablet or smartphone and only use it for one or two functions? Do you want to find out what else your device can do? Read about many things your mobile device can do. From the office, to home, to vacation, read about things you might not have thought of using your tablet or smartphone for. Check back for updates as more articles are written. Update October 12, 2015 Add Chapter 81
Billy and Pancho
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 34,650. Language: American English. Published: August 5, 2013 . Categories: Fiction » Inspirational, Fiction » Adventure » Men’s adventure
Hurricane Gustav hit Houma, Louisiana, in September of 2008. Among those working on the cleanup were two men who forged an unlikely friendship. Billy was a tree cutter from Arkansas, Pancho a laborer from Honduras. Divided by language, they found a way of communicating. Then a tragic accident left unanswered questions. A journey to Honduras answered many of those questions and changed lives.
Locks of Her Hair
Price: Free! Words: 3,030. Language: English. Published: May 25, 2013 . Categories: Fiction » Holiday » Halloween, Fiction » Horror » Ghost
(4.67 from 3 reviews)
There was a legend about the sugar cane fields. Everybody knew not to go in there after dark, especially under the light of the harvest moon. Andrew's Uncle Joe disappeared in there. The only trace ever found of him was his partially smoked cigar. One October night, Andrew set out to discover what happened to Uncle Joe. He took his younger sister with him and went looking for his missing uncle.
To Be Ordinary
Price: $5.99 USD. Words: 87,830. Language: English. Published: February 25, 2012 . Categories: Fiction » Romance » Contemporary, Fiction » Coming of age
Archie attended college as far away from his father as he could go. He wanted to be ordinary like his friends. His father was pushing him to be who he was born to be. When he meets Erica, two worlds collide as Archie struggles to reconcile who he wants to be with who he should be. When the time comes, can he make the right choice? What will Erica choose?