Tag: family

  • Veterans and my novel, Brindle 24

    Veterans and my novel, Brindle 24

    Norman Brown, the author’s father was a veteran of WW2.

  • Good Neighbors: A Day After Christmas Story in NYC

    GOOD NEIGHBORS Book Excerpt from Death and the Dream ~ Short Stories by J.J.Brown After Christmas my Aunt Muriel and I walk through the barren park on East Fifth Street in New York. It’s not much of a park. We have to stop every six feet or so beside one of the rotting wooden benches to…

  • Rose Death – A Short Story

    What will we feel when we die? Old Viola is about to find out on her last trip to her garden, unless her grandchild finds her first… in this excerpt from my 1st book of short stories. Rose Death by J.J.Brown Excerpt from Death and the Dream, Short Stories Old Viola felt a sudden weakness…

  • Because Our Father’s Were Soldiers – On Memorial Day

    Because Our Father’s Were Soldiers – On Memorial Day

    Because our fathers were soldiers, on Memorial Day some of us – and I – will think of lives lost in the wars today. Memories flood in of family, friends, and strangers too lost in the conflicts of the past, and risking their lives in the ongoing military campaigns of today. The March of Time…

  • For Mothers Day – Let Me Be a Tree

    For Mothers Day – Let Me Be a Tree

    An excerpt from my novel, American Dream. The character Daniel remembers his mother: “If he could go back in time to when Mother was a child and protect her invisibly throughout her life, he was sure that he would do it. He tried to compose a poem for her during the long ride back. Let…