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I thought I’d explain how I developed the character Dr. Jason Longfellow, PI, the Box-Brain Detective. A few years ago, I wrote a blog entitled “The Male Box Brain Versus Female Spaghetti Brain”. It turned out to be a very Read More …
Just received a Midwest Book Review for my brand new comedy mystery A FISHY TALE. They liked it! The book includes the continuing misadventures of the inept PI, Dr. Jason Longfellow, and his nurse wife Chelsea, who fortunately is the Read More …
http://SunshineStateBookFestival.com BOOK SIGNING and SALE, JOHN J JESSOP, local St. Augustine author WHEN: SATURDAY JANUARY 27, 2024 10AM-5PM WHERE: Sunshine State Book Festival, Hilton University of Florida Conference Center, 1714 SW 34th Street, Gainesville, Florida 32607 HOPE TO SEE YOU Read More …
I love the creativity of writing fiction, especially murder mysteries. I have written and published a book a year since I retired in 2016. This includes a couple of dark murder mysteries and the rest comedy murder mysteries. When I Read More …
I just launched my fourth comedy murder mystery, A FISHY TALE, which makes four humorous murder mysteries featuring that dysfunctional detective, Dr. Jason Longfellow, PI and his resilient nurse wife Chelsea. I am a local St. Augustine author, and to Read More …
A Fishy Tale. The world has gone insane; war in the Middle East, violent antisemitic protests, the president fell off his bicycle. We could all use some laughs about now. No worries, my newest comedy murder mystery, A FISHY TALE is launching Read More …
Somehow my wife and I managed to keep the three daughters alive through high school. I got along great with them until they reached late middle school to early high school. Then each one of them changed. They became argumentative, Read More …
There’s more than one way of building a family. My wife and I were told early in our marriage by a doctor whose crystal ball was busted that we’d never have children the good old biological way. So, we decided Read More …
Several years ago, my wife decided she wanted to be a beach bunny, and we moved to Florida, where we are now learning to live with hurricanes. I need to say up front that I realize these storms are serious, Read More …
While sitting on the beach the other day, I had some fond memories of my old 2006 Jeep Wrangler. In Florida, you’re allowed to drive on the beach, and I sat there in my beach chair watching a veritable parade Read More …