City Versus Country, Which is Safer Place to Live? Part 2

Now for the conclusion of ‘City Versus Country, Part 2, Which is Safer Place to Live’. Last week our heroes, (sorry, I sometimes get carried away), my family had fled the city/suburbs and moved to a peaceful mountain lake in Read More …

City Versus Country, Which is Safer Place to Live? Part 1

I believe I’ve had enough life experience at my advanced age to answer the question ‘City Versus Country, Which is Safer Place to Live?’ Upon pondering this question, the answer surprised me. Allow me to explain. City Versus Country I have Read More …

Dr. Jason Longfellow, PI, the Box-Brain Detective

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 …

A FISHY TALE Midwest Book Review

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 …

Writing Mysteries Is Fun, Marketing Not So Much

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 …

FOUR GREAT COMEDY MURDER MYSTERIES BY LOCAL ST AUGUSTINE AUTHOR

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 …

PRESS RELEASE: John J Jessop Launches Fourth Comedy Murder Mystery

Press Release: John J Jessop FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDecember 4, 2023Contact: John J. Jessopjohnjjessopauthor@gmail.comjohnjjessop.com St. Augustine, Florida author releases fourth murder- (medical) mystery bookThe medical mystery series examines the humorous side of what can go wrong when scientists play around with Read More …

A FISHY TALE, Coming in December. A Laugh Out Loud Mystery.

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 …

Building a Family with Three Daughters, Part 2

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 …

Building a Family with Three Daughters, Part 1

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 …