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This is part of an unedited chapter from the book I am working on. Since the last time I shared a somewhat narcissistic story, which some people might read as “how people wronged me,” I want to stay away from that theme by looking at the caregiver. I also wanted to end my postings about…
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I will do one or two more postings about my myeloma, and then I will move on. I am doing well right now, and it gives me the space to live in denial, so I would rather not talk about those darkest of days. If you have not read the previous post, please go back…
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Again, for the sake of space, I am not just copying and posting from my work in progress, my book, but summaries from chapters. This is part I; I will complete this thought next time in part II. In cosmology, there is a phenomenon called gravitational lensing. It is where there is a large concentration…
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This is not a word-for-word excerpt but more of a summary of a chapter. Whether or not you say “damn” when you stub your toe is trivial, even silly on the surface, but it has a complex history and even philosophical implications. I grew up in the Bible Belt of Tennessee’s Appalachian landscape. A sociology…
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I’m trying to stop writing from a negative perspective. By sounding negative, I am engaging in hypocrisy, as in my real life, I am in my best years. I am profoundly thankful that my awful cancer is at bay and my life is 80% normal. But sometimes something moves me, positive or negative, that haunts…
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I loathe religion. If someone offered me a free cruise around the world, billed as a “religious cruise,” I would say no, thank you, preferring to have a root canal or a bowel resection in its stead. It isn’t because I’m not familiar with religion, but because I am. I grew up in the Bible…
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I mentioned that a couple of months ago, a new group of readers of this blog, about a thousand of them, showed up. I studied what they were reading, and they were—oddly—gravitating to my journey with multiple myeloma, especially the first three years when my life was a living hell. I am hesitant to write…
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I just published my latest episode (29) of the Healing Hut. On this episode, I am making baseboards for old wood, creating Bavarian balusters for the deck, and building the staircase for the loft. The last episode had 700-1000 views, so thank you so much for your interest. I will try to improve these as…
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Because, as I’ve said, there is an interest in my myeloma journey, I want to post another excerpt, a shorter one this time, from the book I’m working on. From: How Cancer Taught Me to Swear, Chapter Seventeen, In Search for Human Life: I’ve always had a temper, yet fortunately, tempered. I have also tried…
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I am working on two books right now. A novel, The Agony of a Woman, and a cancer memoir, How Cancer Taught Me to Swear. From what my readers are reading, there seems to be a great interest in my journey with Multiple Myeloma. So, today, I am posting an excerpt, the complete chapter twelve,…
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J. Michael Jones 