Monday, June 8, 2009

Jay Holmes: Writer Spotlight

My recommended author of the week is the multifaceted and sharp-witted writer, Jay Holmes. His work rips away the veil of pretense and valiantly kicks down the door of every societal taboo. “My son is playing with a retarded kid but my son is too young to realize the kid is retarded…” from 8 Thousand Dollar Tits.

He’s equally proficient when utilizing irreverent humor from the delighted observations of a loving Dad. “It wasn't my intention to buy a package of Oreo Cookies but I felt I couldn't just put them back on the shelf after he (the Author’s son, Jake) rubbed his nuts all over them. When I was walking down the milk aisle somebody came up to me and said ‘so your son really likes Oreos I see…” from Cookies.

His blog site is aptly named “jayonguitar’s posterous.” And although it’s easy to hear and picture the vibrant intonation of his soulful music, I can’t say enough about how sweet his words taste on the page.

Works of interest include:

McDonald’s Ball Pit
flash fiction published on The New Absurdist:
http://absurdist.cc/?q=node/835

8 Thousand Dollar Tits
flash fiction work published on 13 Stitches:
http://13stitches.ning.com/profiles/blogs/8-thousand-dollar-tits

Backwards Fairy Tale
flash fiction work published on Six Sentences:
http://sixsentences.ning.com/profiles/blogs/backwards-fairy-tale

Cookies
flash fiction work published on the Author’s blog:
http://jayonguitar.posterous.com/cookies-18

Visit Jay’s blog for daily ramblings, new posted works, and other relevant links:
http://jayonguitar.posterous.com/

6 comments:

  1. Zapata has Jay pegged.
    Jay treads were most don’t or simply won’t. I believe this is the difference between a good writer and a great writer. It’s always a roll of the dice, but Jay isn’t one to let risk hold him back.

    ~Jodi

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  2. Goo call. I've been checking out Jay's blog today. Some gems there.

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  3. an excellent writer who knows how to leave JUST the right amount to the imagination. most of his writes take you on a romp you never would have gone alone, but cant wait to go again... and again ...and again

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  4. 13 claps of reverence. Jay knows the meaning of understatement. It's inspired.

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  5. Equipped to deliver fantastically dark, clever, and comical stories, often meshed together, Jay’s rare and varied writing perseveres, entertains, and absorbs readers from all sects. Cheers to you.

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  6. But I really like that he likes Clapton too.

    ~ Absolutely*Kate,
    who knows Jason Garret Holmes is indeed first rate and all the good stuff all the good'folks up above said as well as Angel the Incisive'One, Zapata well . . . that's understood. To read Jay is to taste how words have rough textured flavour, but go down in a new-delicious.

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