Lots of writers have animals that keep them company while they write. Some call them Muses, after the Ancient Greek goddesses who inspire artists, writers, and scientists. Some call them Familiars, after the medieval supernatural animals who protect and assist witches. After all, writers are a kind of witch when you get right down to… Read more »
June 2025
Writing Rituals: What Do Tape Squares, Interior Waterfalls, and a Coffin Have in Common?
Every writer has rituals for writing. You can look up plenty of examples, some of them weird, like British writer Edith Sitwell’s reported habit of lying in a coffin to put herself in the writing mood. I celebrate weird things, so I love that for her. My own habits aren’t quite so strange. On my… Read more »
“The Day of the Floating Fathers”
Over the next few months, I’m going to release a collection of stories I wrote for my kids a long time ago. The collection is called DREAMERS OF RAINBOW TERRACE. More about that in a minute. First up is “The Day of the Floating Fathers,” about a whole neighborhood of fathers who drift up into… Read more »
Welcome to JJ’s Jams!
Hi, and welcome to JJ’s Jams! I’ll be posting fun and random things here because I enjoy fun and random things and hope you do too. I hope you’ll also sign up for the newsletter version of JJ’s Jams, which will include some best-of selections from the blog along with newsletter-only features. I hope that… Read more »
