Listen to Justin read this piece: And So We Speak I write because I like to write. I want to make you smile and think about things that don’t matter, and some things that do. [...]
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Through These Eyes: On Aging
May 3, 2012 by Justin Jones
Listen to Justin read: On Aging A man sits in his living room. He’s in his mid-50s. Handsome. Smartly dressed. He’s normally jovial. Gregarious, even. He is known for his kindness and his sense of humor. [...]
Through These Eyes: The Romantics
April 5, 2012 by Justin Jones
They say that those who look for happiness will find it. They say that we should pursue our dreams, and forego things that make life miserable. There are two exceptions to this rule: when our [...]
Through These Eyes: The Little Things
April 5, 2012 by Justin Jones
Listen to Justin read this piece: The Little Things I’m standing in my grandmother’s kitchen. She has black and white linoleum flooring. There’s a frying pan on the stove with grease in it. It smells like [...]
Through These Eyes: A Letter From Your Son
March 8, 2012 by Justin Jones
Dear Dad, I’m never sure when you’re listening. You have an ability, mom used to say, at surprising us when we least expected it. But it always seemed like more times than not, you ran [...]
Through These Eyes: Leaving the Library
February 23, 2012 by Justin Jones
For JVC & JTP. This is Joel. He just left the library. He was there to study for an exam. To take in the smell of worn books. To people watch. To text message. To [...]
Through These Eyes: The Lullaby Is Mine
February 9, 2012 by Justin Jones
I still feel his chest under my head. I still hear his heartbeat–counting the pulses to lull me to sleep. I still feel his fingers in my hair. His skin beneath my fingertips. His breath [...]
Sugar & Spice: Pink Chic
January 26, 2012 by Justin Jones
Pink-Chic: adj: 1. Stylish and attention grabbing while making an entrance; ex. “Her entrance pink- chic, guests lusted after her style, her glance…” And what an entrance it was. This fall, new restaurant Rosa Mexicano made [...]
Through These Eyes: How to Meet a Stranger
January 26, 2012 by Justin Jones
Parents provide some helpful hints for navigating life; through their guidance, we learn how not to die. Like, you know, when they teach us to look both ways before crossing a street. Or to abstain [...]
Sugar & Spice: Icy Ambition
January 12, 2012 by Justin Jones
Snowy streets. Icy sidewalks. After midnight. Freezing cold and no one in sight. The street lamps alone send chills through passersby. They seem so cold–narrow and metal, bone-chilling to the eye. Bundled up though we [...]
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