5/8/2024 0 Comments Happy Mother's DayMother's Day is like vegetable soup to me, mixed with many ingredients.
On one hand, Shirley Jones gave birth to me October 18,1969 around 4:44 a.m., all eight pounds, nine ounces of me. I stayed with 20 months until she married Clarence Bishop on August 8, 1971. My sister, Sheryl Jones and I were signed over to our grandmother, Clara Jones, who raised five kids, five of her brother's and six grandchildren. My sister had six years with her. I did not get two years to live with her. My brother, Andre Bishop, was born in 1979. He did not want kids not his along and it was her fault. I'm in love with a woman and if we wed, her teenage daughter comes along. One of my girls don't like that, but oh well. On the other hand, I was middle child and never did anything to satisfy her. Whenever other relatives made me the butt of their jokes, she joined in. Even at her funeral on February 22, 1995, I was not mentioned by the pastor delivering the eulogy. I felt so cheap, like they found me in a garbage can. I never got over that and probably take it with me to the grave. It was not pastor's fault, although I knew him for years and years. My mother probably did not mention me like she did my brother and sister to him. I never blamed my brother or sister for her shortcomings, especially before she got lowered into the ground. One of the few things the ex-wife said I agree with, "God saw fit to bless you." The reason we did not work out because our union was like, "Good Times" (without John Amos) meeting "Family Matters" (without Urkel). She had parents and I virtually was an orphan. Happy Mother's Day to women around the world.
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5/1/2024 0 Comments Patience can be difficultFor the last few years, I have quietly assembled a portfolio on IMDB.com. I have collected awards like a kid collecting baseball cards.
I have read and seen various stories on the internet about taking the next step. Some say be aggressive. Others say let the game come to you. By no means, am I a finished product. I've got a long way to go before hitting the big screen. I just want an opportunity. 11/14/2023 0 Comments Happy belated New Year 2024I used to make fun of people who needed some assistance setting up their website. I cannot laugh anymore because I am one of those folks.
I sincerely apologize for being absent after 18 months. Once I start writing screenplays and entering contests, I am swamped by that process. Add onto the fact that I have a girlfriend or special companion and my teams winning, I get so consumed. Alabama making the Final Four in football and basketball, coupled with my San Francisco 49ers costing me a Super Bowl, I get so distracted. One of my girls being hospitalized and I'm going through a serious eye condition, it adds up to a hectic first part of 2024. I promise to do better. 10/22/2023 0 Comments Birthday Blues remain in sightThe birthday doldrums continue over a period of several days. I can see getting wishes on Thursday, which I reluctantly accept. But getting happy birthday wishes on Friday and Saturday became as exciting as a sinus attack. Unless a person is sick, no one gets a short cut (Family and friends included). I only counted the ones who made wishes on the actual birthday, bringing me to seven percent. About 225 wishes when I have 2,950 friends or followers does not work for me. I expect at least 300 birthday wishes. Coupled with the two job rejections and unhappiness at the office, it won't be one of my memorable birthdays. I am praying better days are ahead for me. The question some may ask: am I suicidal? Of course not. I can certainly confront them over this, but I won't. I just won't fool with them as I prepare for an exit. I know that the world doesn't revolves JK Jones, but I expect respect. 10/18/2023 0 Comments Just another birthday, not happyHaving your birthday fall on a hump day is one thing, especially with work and corporate meeting heavily involved.
Facebook messages are nice, but when you've got a high volume of followers, a certain number is expected. Failing to reach 10 percent of that total and not getting the birthday wish from a particular person or persons is disappointing. How I celebrate is something different. I usually pick a day to myself for a dinner of steak, baked potato and caesar salad with a peanut butter double doozie cookie. The third week of October is how I go toward the 18th, which I was born at 4:44 a.m. in 1969. I got turned down for a credential for the Alabama-Tennessee football game in my hometown of Tuscaloosa. The day before the 18th I got turned down for two jobs that I coveted since returning to the home state. I'm sad over that because I'm trying to get the hell out of town. Love the people here, just hate where I work. I'm unhappy and not having fun. Two things that make me go having fun and being happy. Feel that I'm a pro wrestler challenging for the world tag team titles without a partner. Maybe one day, my big break comes. Who knows when that will be. 10/8/2023 0 Comments Meeting an Acting legendLast month, I had the pleasure of meeting an acting legend in Selma, Alabama.
Danny Glover, a famous actor and producer, appeared in the Queen City to attend the 60th anniversary of Unity Day. I covered the event in my Managing Editor role with the Selma Times-Journal and made it a big deal of the actor best-known for the "Lethal Weapon" movie franchise and "The Color Purple." Of course, I never talked to Glover, 77, about how to break into the business with my multiple award-winning screenplays. I took a photo with Glover and ran a two-part series on his appearance in Selma. It was well-received, and Glover attended the Bridge Crossing Jubilee's 50th anniversary in 2015, three years before my arrival in Selma. 7/20/2023 0 Comments Waiting to get screenedI love being part of the International Movie Database Universe. Simply known as IMDB.com, the website gives credit to actors, producers, directors and screenwriters.
Of course, I fall into the screenwriter category. I've worked very hard to reach this point, getting recognized for my work. I didn't mind paying the $12 monthly fee for each year, I did not have a problem with paying the lump sum at one time. While my IMDB.com resume is impressive, I've got a long ways to go. Until I've made a film, I'm just a registered screenwriter. 1/22/2023 0 Comments Storming ahead for rest of 2023Still trying to recover since January 12, 2023 tornado in Selma, Alabama. No deaths, but businesses have closed, and people moved away.
Found a way to write a screenplay, Sargeant Classified, during this time. Still trying to sort out my future in this town. 12/25/2022 0 Comments It didn't seem like ChristmasFor the most part, it was a good Christmas. Drove down to Pensacola, Florida and delivered a 42-inch TV and bag of candy to the 17-year-old who took no for an answer and insisted that I travel in frigid cold. The 2-hour, 45-minute drive was not as bad as I imagined. We did our usual BBQ lunch, went to a department to make nothing was missed. She found LED lights and another t-shirt to go with the other stuff.
I wrapped up the other part by visiting home and my sister recovering from knee surgery. I was not disappointed of her inability to cook, just another family members not volunteering to step up. Her friends came to her rescue. If my sister asked me, I'd arrange food in times like these. Especially for New Year's Day I have to spend part of Christmas Monday (the holiday because it fell on a Sunday) working. I'm used to that, meaning it feels like a Mississippi Christmas. 11/23/2022 0 Comments Happy Thanksgiving 2022It's another Thanksgiving for me.
I'll spend a few hours at the office working to get another E-Edition published. I enjoy the alone time because I won't have any distractions, other than listening to Classic Ballads of my choice. Too bad we don't have a TV to keep me company/ Football is slowly disappearing from me, something I never thought would happen. Maybe it's because of these huge-ass salaries' these players are making, especially NFL quarterbacks ($40 million a year). A bright spot is that I have holiday food, thanks to making two plates from the newspaper's annual Thanksgiving dinner. I don't have to ask a relative to bring me food despite being 75 miles away from me. I eat turkey and dressing twice a month. I am good in that regard. I never like going to anyone's home for Thanksgiving dinner because it makes me feel desperate. Unless I am seeing someone, that's the only way I go. I've turned Thanksgiving into a mini vacation. I'll watch my brand of SEC football while hoping to find inspiration for another screenplay. Happy Thanksgiving! |
AuthorJK Jones' writing career began as a junior at Holt High in 1986 as as Sports Editor of the Purple Reign, the school's newspaper until graduating in 1988. It opened the door to a long and successful sports writing career. As an author, several of Jones' E-books were best sellers. Jones has shown promise during the early stages of screenwriting. Jones' short screenplay, Instant Replay, was accepted by the Cannes Latitude Film Festival in 2016. Jones' most recent screenplay, False Start, was selected to the Chihuahua International Film Festival in November, 2019. For more information, visit https://www.scriptrevolution.com/profiles/jk-jones. Archives
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