J.J. Goodman: Writings, Musings and More

Leap Day comes but once every four years, and on this Leap Day, I found myself with time on my hands in the car this morning. During that time the following came to mind... _____________________             “I feel like being a grown-up tonight.” An ironic statement, for sure, especially coming from a twenty-one year old fraternity boy who still referred to himself as “Tommy.” It was a sincere statement nonetheless. Tommy Benjamin was ensconced in the final semester of his college career and had grown weary of his typical, mid-week lifestyle. Tommy would be an adult, by society’s standards, in less than three months upon his graduation. He didn’t want to wait.             Convincing several of his brothers to eschew their usual jaunt to the strip of Main Street college bars, Tommy suggested they do something a little more mature. Donning their best dress slacks and neatly pressed shirts, they instead took the metro downtown for an evening listening to some live music at Coltrane’

I know I've been quiet for a while. I'll blame the day job. That and a wicked case of attention deficit disord... oooooh shiny! Sorry what was I saying? Oh yeah, right... needless to say I've found it a little difficult to focus on writing these days. I do have multiple story lines in the works, though, and wanted to let those who are curious know what's happening! In addition the story bites (that's what I'm calling them, just go with it) that you already see here, I have two other major works in process. The first is a Coraline meets Alice in Wonderland meets The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe- type children's adventure story tentatively titled The Peculiar Tale of Jasper Jones and Dandelion Devine . As I have mentioned before, I often like to experiment with my work. Like the Deep Space Chronicles science fiction series, Jasper Jones also represents a departure from my typical writing style. I like a challenge, and I hope you'll enjoy the result w