Rod Jones Artist-Writer

Today I published a new short story on Thought Row Vignettes. The story is entitled, The Story Man. No, it is not about me, but it is a story filled with intrigue. You may even personally relate to some of the characters in the story, but I sincerely hope that is not the case.…

Invasion Look to the skies… Roswell, New Mexico?  No… After the snow, nature entertains us with epic exuberance. A possible ethereal and unbounded hovering craft that reflects its light upon ice-wrapped grounded trees. . The cloud saucer reveals itself microseconds before the…

Abigail‘s Tangled Thoughts Part One A short story by Rod Jones Artist-Writer  . From Boston's elite to a van on the open road — "Abigail's Tangled Thoughts" follows a 29-year-old woman's bold escape from her gilded cage. Trading social expectations for a writer's wanderlust, Abby…

Greetings, Said The Sunrise To The Trees . The sunrise, every day shines out to the endless forestland. One by one every tree in the forest makes an expression towards the sky dome. . Nurturing nature harmonizing with needle spiked trees. Their branches gleefully reach out to…

A Christmas Karo Crestline, California, a small mountain community where I grew up. Just about this time of year or nearly so, my mother, Helen Jones, would start her kitchen magic. Cookies, fudge, fruit cake, and my all-time personal favorite, that I’m not going to share with…

Christmas: The Scariest Time Of The Year For Trees. I could hear the buzzing of a chainsaw off in the distance from the comfort of my mountain home deck. I witnessed mature trees, swaying back and forth, even though there was no wind or breeze. Fresh young trees ranging in size…

Is AI The Answer To Writers Block? Was I experiencing the dreaded writing curse? So what to do? I asked AI for the definition of writer's block. . This is what a favorite AI had to share. . Writer's block is a temporary condition in which a writer finds themselves unable to…

Cent Less  Nature provided me with a glorious sunrise this morning. It did not cost me a single penny. All I had to do was take the time to watch the magnificent colors unfold. I felt extremely lucky, and that lucky feeling turned into the spirit of being thankful. . Being…

Here’s why AI is not Leonardo da Vinci . It cannot wake up at 3 AM with a brilliant idea and scramble to write it down. . It cannot have the emotional feelings that Leonardo had when he painted the Mona Lisa. . It could never understand how Leonardo’s heart touched the heart of…

AI AGI ASI Advocate You should read this one for sure. My grandfather grew up during the Second Industrial Revolution. When he was a boy, he pushed a hand plow in the field. In his later years, he had a farm tractor, which I used to ride on when I was a kid, spending my summers…

Sovereignty: The state of being free from the control or power of another. To all my fellow veterans, both men and women,  Be Proud… Stand Proud… 🇺🇸👍 Thank you for your service. #VeteransDay #Navy #Marines #AirForce #Army #CoastGuard

What would you name this photograph? I’m going to share with you the name I gave it, ready for it? INCIPIENCY…Thanks to my dear friend Miriam-Webster. This is what the cultivated lady told me about the word. . alpha, baseline, beginning, birth, commencement, dawn, day one,…

The Hardest Thing You Will Ever Do In Life Is Nurture Your Ideas When You’re Surrounded By Alligators. Ouch! Out of all the species on the planet, alligators are at the top of my list, to avoid at all costs. Except for one other, and that would be the black widow spider. When…

Do you like coffee? After reading my short story, you may be looking in your cup before you take a sip. . The story takes a plot twist, so unbelievable that I can’t believe I wrote it. . When my wife helped edit the story she said, "Where in the hell did you come up with this?” .…

You never know what you’ll learn at a lonely desert beer bar. . You may want to read this unconventional short story, about a song entitled, I Can See Clearly Now. The three locations in this story are real. I know because I have been there many times. . Yes, I can tell you how…

So I’ve been told this is what you all have been waiting for, the last installment of The Fortune Cookie Story. Well here it is. You’re not going to believe how a simple fortune cookie leads a man and woman all the way to a secret underground government site. It is located in the…

You can learn to calm your inner tornado, you know the one where you are constantly stressing out. This book just found you! Read the book. It wants to help you reduce that annoying anxiety that plagues us all. It’s available now: Buy the E-Book: bit.ly/anxietytornado Buy the…

Situational Awareness - Do you watch the news? I suspect you do. You probably get all of your news from online sources. I sometimes wish that you and I didn’t watch so much News. Yes, it’s smart to be informed, but the news nowadays can be very worrisome and unsettling. You…

The Fortune Cookie That Did Not Lie - Part Three: In part three you’re going to discover how Ethan and Jetta ended up together, in the ‘No Trespassing!’ Nevada Nuclear and Atomic Bomb test site. . Now, there’s not only one fortune cookie that did not lie, now there are several.…

Giving a speech: I was once asked to give a speech, it was completely impromptu. There was over 2000 people in the audience. Virtually none of them spoke English. All the words I spoke had to go through an interpreter. I had no notes for the speech. Many people are terror…

How To Make Your Wishes Come True After The Age Of 60 - Today is the birthday of someone that means the absolute world to me. I could not have wished for a more wonderful blessing in my life. . Our lives are filled with daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly wishes. How do you make…