Reflect with James

Writing Samples

Enjoy a Sneak Peek from my upcoming reflective memoir.

Choose an Excerpt among the following Emotional Expressions,
from ‘A TURD in THE PICKLE JAR”

Joy

Sorrow

Attraction

Disgust

Amusement

Anger

Excitement

Anxiety

Pride

Embarrassment

Gratitude

Jealousy

JOY

Ch. 33 – (A COOKIE for PUPPY GIRL) -Did Someone Say Waldorf Astoria?

Ch. 1 – (A TURD in THE PICKLE JAR) – Autzen Stadium is My Happy Place

Ch. 41 (A TURD in THE PICKLE JAR) – Holiday Nighties For You

SORROW

Ch. 04 (A COOKIE for PUPPY GIRL) – Another Merciless Casualty of MS

Ch. 9 (A TURD in THE PICKLE JAR) – Bargaining With God

ATTRACTION

Ch. 07 (A COOKIE for PUPPY GIRL) – Serendipity

Ch. 38 (A TURD in THE PICKLE JAR) – A Glaze of Madness

DISGUST

Ch. 17 (A COOKIE for PUPPY GIRL) – Down at the Edge of the World

Ch. 20 (A TURD in THE PICKLE JAR) – Let Me Take the Garbage Out

AMUSEMENT

Ch. 23 (A COOKIE for PUPPY GIRL) – There is No Joy in Mudville!

Ch. 36 (A TURD in THE PICKLE JAR) – Bob the Bus Driver

ANGER

Ch. 27 (A COOKIE for PUPPY GIRL) – Worst Day Ever!

Ch. 10 (A TURD in THE PICKLE JAR) – A Well-Educated Janitor

EXCITEMENT

Ch. 01 (A COOKIE for PUPPY GIRL) – An Oregonian on Loan to California

Ch. 17 (A TURD in THE PICKLE JAR) – Wild Girl of the Pampas

ANXIETY

Ch. 19 (A COOKIE for PUPPY GIRL)– The Battle of the Bay

Ch. 7 (A TURD in THE PICKLE JAR)– Please Don’t Make Me Jump

PRIDE

Ch. 32 (A COOKIE for PUPPY GIRL) – A Trip of a Lifetime

Ch. 43 (A TURD in THE PICKLE JAR) – And the OMSI is Awarded To

Ch. 23 (A TURD in THE PICKLE JAR) – Quick! Jump in the Water

EMBARRASSMENT

Ch. 06 (A COOKIE for PUPPY GIRL) – Trading Places

Ch. 31 (A TURD in THE PICKLE JAR) – I Have Surprises for You

GRATITUDE

Ch 42 (A COOKIE for PUPPY GIRL) – Calm Before the Storm

Ch 49 (A TURD in THE PICKLE JAR) – Doing Time in Disneyland Jail

JEALOUSY

Ch. 54 (A TURD in THE PICKLE JAR) – Overcoming my Insecurities

Ch. 38 (A COOKIE for PUPPY GIRL) – Surviving Chamonix in the Alps

Disclaimer: These images and corresponding writing sample display some color but the actual book is in black and white.