Fiction
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Sneak Preview: The Promotion
In honor of on-campus interviewing everywhere… an excerpt of The Promotion (on sale now at Amazon.com): When Big Law Meets Big Trouble… “Humor, depression, and hope all together in one short book… The Promotion was my first book by Jacke Wilson, and now I am wondering if I have been sleeping under a rock not to have noticed… Continue reading
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Writers Laughing: Samuel Beckett
Could anyone be bleaker than Flannery O’Connor? Well, okay, maybe Samuel Beckett. But take a look at this… Maybe he’s thinking about the Amana Colonies. Or maybe he’s just trying to quell the pain… Continue reading
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Writers Laughing: Flannery O’Connor
Oh, I know, I know. I should be promoting my latest book (price drop! we broke the buck!). I have another Object almost ready to go. I should be working on that. But how can I resist this one? Robie Macauley and Arthur Koestler – themselves two titans of the mid-century literary scene. And… …and… Continue reading
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Writers Laughing: James Baldwin
Here we go again! These are harder to find than you might think. So many poses, so many polite smiles, so many serious looks… and then now and then you find a gem like this one… …and everything’s worth it. Like an extra shot of espresso added to my cup of Thursday. Have a great… Continue reading
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A History of Jacke in 100 Objects #23 – The Passage
The story begins with a great moment in literary autobiography – well, fine, let’s go ahead and say its one of the great moments in the history of literature itself. I have a personal story to throw in at the end. But the story begins here, in the famous passage in which Ford Madox Ford… Continue reading
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Price Drop: The Promotion For Less Than a Dollar!
Some exciting news! The Kindle version of my short novel The Promotion is now available for just ninety-nine cents! Why now? Well, August is a good month for reading (and not much else), and I support readers and reading everywhere….but that’s not the real reason. Continue reading
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Writers Laughing: Zora Neale Hurston
Another great one. There’s at least one other picture of her in this car: Continue reading
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A History of Jacke in 100 Objects #22 – The Sound
1 I fall asleep with my hand on my girlfriend’s hip. I awake with her hand squeezing my throat. “Jesus!” I gasp after I finally pry her fingers from my neck. “What are you doing?” She blinks, still in a fog, halfway between sleep and madness. “Huh? What…?” She shakes her head, coming awake. “Oh, sorry… ” she says. “I was dreaming that… Continue reading
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Today’s Comment of the Week: The Hateful Reader!
Today’s Comment of the Week comes from Wonderful Reader G.Z.K., who writes: Love misrepresented advice. This is brilliant. Your style of writing is immensely appealing. If I wasn’t such a sore loser I would adore this, but unfortunately I’m just jealous and I’m forced to hate you. Continue reading
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A History of Jacke in 100 Objects #20: The Sign
I was in my twenties and working yet another dead end job. You know how it is. Overworked. Overtired. Undervalued. I simply could not believe that this was all there was to life. And then what? Death. Oblivion. So it was this and then that. Wow. Or was there a Heaven to look forward to?… Continue reading
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