HeyJaredShort Stories by J Mel
I was raised on a farm/ranch in Dickens County, Texas, marched in the Fightin Texas Aggie Band, secretly courted a professor's daughter at Texas Tech from College Station, whom I married, and then received my B.S.
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My Moon Shot (opens the original)
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We had asked new uniforms. The school board waited one year too long. Comedic tragedy resulted. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jmorrisakajmelss.substack.com
Saint Gunsmoke (opens the original)
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The ranch owner said he was too young to be a show steer. The bond I had with him was evident from the start and grew progressively stronger. What happened will amaze you. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jmorrisakajmelss.substack.com
I Saw Santa (opens the original)
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What it was like for me to actually see Santa arriving in his sleigh full of presents on Christmas Eve. 0I Saw Santa Issue No. 020 Welcome to Issue No. 020 of Short Stories by J Mel, entitled I Saw Santa. What I am about to tell you is true. You will not believe it. But it is true. I remember it vividly. You may be tempted to say it can’t be true because I was too young to remember it. While it is true I can’t tell you for sure when it happened, I still remember it. Besides, this is my story, da
The Killer Kid Gang (opens the original)
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This story takes you into the vivid imagination of two young country boys forming an outlaw gang, pulling off a bank robbery, and evading discovery by a passing car. Huh? The Killer Kid Gang Issue 019 Welcome to Issue No. 018 of Short Stories by J Mel , entitled, The Killer Kid Gang When Joe and I were growing up in ranch country on the Rolling Plains of West Texas, we read and watched stories about notorious outlaws on the western frontier. Tales abounded of hard-riding infamous criminals who r
Pewy Power (opens the original)
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This is a true story that demonstrates the close relationship between farm life and nature while revealing the unique characteristics of a common nocturnal mammal in the Mephitidae family known for their stinky defensive mechanism. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jmorrisakajmelss.substack.com
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