by J. Jones | Jul 1, 2026 | Blog Posts
I remember the Bicentennial in 1976. I was six years old. I didn’t really understand what the big deal was, but I knew it mattered because it was everywhere—on television and radio, and in conversations I overheard. In St. Louis, we take Independence Day seriously....
by J. Jones | Jun 1, 2026 | Blog Posts
School is out, and this year we went out with a bang! The day before the final day of school, I put on a mini-concert for my team of students. And a good number of my former students who were 8th graders also attended. The concert grew out of numerous students asking...
by J. Jones | May 2, 2026 | Blog Posts
I recently presented at my middle school’s Career Day. I didn’t quite know what to expect, but it turned out better than I imagined. I shared slides about a typical day in an author’s life, the education path, salary ranges, what I love about writing, the challenges I...
by J. Jones | Apr 1, 2026 | Blog Posts
Cinderella—in college basketball, it’s the team nobody expects to survive. The underdog. The one without the size, the speed, or the spotlight, somehow takes down the giant. Every year, that’s part of the magic of March Madness. We watch, hoping for that team—the one...
by J. Jones | Mar 1, 2026 | Blog Posts
The prefix re- means “again,” “back,” or “new or different and typically in a more positive way,” according to Merriam-Webster and Oxford. Our everyday language is filled with words that carry these meanings: replay, reheat, return, reverse, recall, reflect, retract,...
