Jerry Nelson
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
- 19
- Latest publication
- Sep 29, 2026
- Outlet visibility, for The Journal
- Top 1M sites
- Earliest in this view
- Jul 7, 2026
Latest articles
A Diamond experience (opens the original)
Read excerpt
Our weather of late proves the truth of the axiom, "Be careful what you wish for. You just might get it." This past summer was hot and dry in our neck of the woods. Summertime conditions were so sizzling that an expectoration would evaporate before it could reach the ground. Thanks to modern technology, we all have access to weather radars on our smartphones. This proved to be a form of torture. The radar would display a rain cloud, plump and heavy with moisture, headed our way and our hopes wou
Gone antiquing (opens the original)
Read excerpt
Our old neighbor Al Warnes had a knack for malapropisms that were unintentionally amusing. For instance, "transplant" always came out as "replant" as in, "She got a kidney replant." And "rummage sale" was unfailingly pronounced as "rubbish sale." That last turn of phrase contains a tiny nugget of truth. My wife and I have been doing some antiquing lately. I've discovered that antique stores are essentially huge, ongoing rummage sales. I've also learned that they are hazardous places to visit if
Gone antiquing (opens the original)
Read excerpt
Our old neighbor Al Warnes had a knack for malapropisms that were unintentionally amusing. For instance, "transplant" always came out as "replant" as in, "She got a kidney replant." And "rummage sale" was unfailingly pronounced as "rubbish sale." That last turn of phrase contains a tiny nugget of truth. My wife and I have been doing some antiquing lately. I've discovered that antique stores are essentially huge, ongoing rummage sales. I've also learned that they are hazardous places to visit if
Uncovering war stories (opens the original)
Read excerpt
The bulging white canvas bag arrived at my Nelson grandparents' farmhouse in late February 1946. On one side is Grandpa's address; on the other is scrawled "L.A. Nelson S1/c, U.S.S. Washington, 9th Div., FPO New York, NY." My father, Leonard, joined the Navy in 1943 at age 17. I never asked Dad what motivated him. Dad didn't share much about his war experiences. That was the way of his generation, but I think he was also shielding his children from the horrors he had witnessed. He told us that d
Can’t control vanishment powers (opens the original)
Read excerpt
I was about 6 years old when I discovered that I have an extraordinary talent for making things disappear. I owned a Barlow jackknife that had both a long blade and a short blade. This meant that I was prepared for anything from fending off a ferocious tiger to cleaning my fingernails. That pocketknife was my constant companion. One day I decided to try my hand at whittling, having found a funky stick that looked as though it could be carved into a likeness of the Statue of Liberty. I reached in
Publishing over time
Last 90 days. Choose a month to open its work.
Recurring subjects
Named in the text we hold. One piece can cover several.
Audience
Top 1M sites
For The Journal, the outlet · Measured Aug 1, 2026
Website popularity band, not a count of readers or article views.
About this data
Counts cover the work we have indexed. Tone needs enough text and a confident classification. Excerpts and episode notes are not full articles or transcripts.
Identity or attribution wrong? Suggest a correction.