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The Narrative Arc

I Was a Witless Co-Conspirator in a $6,000 Scam

Today, I am penniless. I am embarrassed. And I need to tell my story

Oct 15, 2023

Young black man and white woman at a desk with a computer and money strewn around it. A high-tech video board behind them

Oct 15, 2023

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About Me Stories

About Me — Jay Squires

A cautionary tale (with a takeaway): how this writer chose to cook up his life from scratch without a recipe

Apr 4

A long winding, sandy road, with wild roses at the beginning — the road stretching far into the distance

Apr 4

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Ellemeno

What Stephen King, Mrs. Bain, and Yours Truly Have in Common

Even when popular opinion is against us — sometimes, we must take a stand

Jan 7

What Stephen King, Mrs. Bain, and Yours Truly Have in Common

Jan 7

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The Writing Cooperative

Don’t Distance Your Readers by Leaving Your Subtitles Turned on

A simple technique to keep your readers in the alternate world you’ve created

Nov 21, 2023

Ripe, red tomatoes against a canvas background; Scrabble tiles spell out “Tomatoes”

Nov 21, 2023

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ILLUMINATION

Home Alone on New Year’s Eve …

A Time to reflect and to thank my Medium Brothers and Sisters for their support when the bottom of my world dropped out

Jan 1

Colorful ribbon and confetti on sidewalk

Jan 1

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The Howling Owl

Reflections on the $6,000 Scam That Almost Cost My Life

One year later: the lessons I learned — they might surprise you

3d ago

A hooded man, peering out of his black hoodie, the background an even darker shade of black.

3d ago

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Deep. Sweet. Valuable.

The Crowning of Margo Rice #3

The passionate obsession of the one who called me golden boy

4d ago

The Crowning of Margo Rice #3

4d ago

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Scrittura

The Crowning of Margo Rice # 2

The forgotten cabin-mate, and tending the remembered garden

Oct 22

Several well-tended gardens, separated by hedges, in a country-like atmosphere, with hills in the background, blue fluffy clouds overhead.

Oct 22

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Scrittura

The Crowning of Margo Rice # 1

Thanks for the memories

Oct 19

The Crowning of Margo Rice # 1

Oct 19

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Scrittura

The Making of a Memoir: an Introspective

Finding the point-of-entry into a fluid life while gripping tightly to the truth of his reality.

Oct 15

The Making of a Memoir: an Introspective

Oct 15

Jay Squires

Jay Squires

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I AM an AUTHOR, salesman, optimist, dreamer: May the four always COHABIT & produce wondrous progeny. IN THE SWIRLING POOL OF LIFE, I'm an unflushable floater.

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