Blog Posts for Gerard Jones

Until then, we'll have to muddle through somehow

Gerard Jones — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 01:21:01 -0800

Talk about deadline problems: this started as my Christmas post, and I'm finishing it on the night of New Year's Day.

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Gerard Jones — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 12:08:59 -0800

So I've had all these blog entries forming in my head for weeks: the researching my book in London one, the post-election one, the

Million Dollar Ideas chapter 11

Gerard Jones — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:14:10 -0800

I just uploaded the latest chapter of Million Dollar Ideas, the satirical novel set in '40s Hollywood that Will Jacobs are writing and trying out on line.

The secret of Catman

Gerard Jones — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 22:19:49 -0800

I've just uploaded the seventh installment of My Pal Splendid Man, the sort-of novel, sort-of short story collection that Will Jacobs and I have been trying out on line, about a would-be writ

Coming Home

Gerard Jones — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 22:45:04 -0800

It was a tough time to be out of the country, October 24th through November 2nd. Missing Halloween wasn't such a big deal--this was the first year my son was too old to care much.

Man bites dog

Gerard Jones — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 15:21:21 -0700

The new Associated Press poll is getting a lot of play in the news. That's the one that shows a virtual tie in the presidential race, 44% Obama to 43% McCain.

Burnt toast

Gerard Jones — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 23:07:09 -0700

Have Republicans en masse gone insane? Or is it only that the sane ones are keeping very quiet, hoping not to be noticed while those who are cracking up dominate the news?

Oh, relax!

Gerard Jones — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 23:42:48 -0700

A lot of my pro-Obama friends are freaking out about the fact that McCain has apparently been gaining in the polls the last few days. He's not.

John McCain's lesson to us all

Gerard Jones — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 00:31:04 -0700

I didn't expect much when I tuned in to the Al Smith Dinner, the charity event where presidential candidates make jokes about themselves and each other.

The success of Books for Barack

Gerard Jones — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 23:17:50 -0700

A couple of weeks ago I linked to Ayelet Waldman's brainchild, Books for Barack. Yesterday she officially called it closed--and it was a success beyond her greatest expectations.