James Joaquin Brewer
Raised on the rural coast of Oregon, James Joaquin Brewer currently shelters in West Hartford, Connecticut while working on a collection of anachronistic fictions involving possibly time-traveling writers from the past.
His long story "Before We Were the Lands?" appeared in issue 37 of The Write Launch in May of 2020.
Root Cause Confessions: Uncle Sam Needs Your Help Again
Sacred Heart and Precious MetalYou knew your father had been having heart problems. Of course, you knew that. But you had not been paying enough attention—not the right kind of attention—to factually comprehend just how critical his condition might have become. In the year following your mother’s death, you were aware that he was paying ever-lessening attention to what she had hopefully called her “heartful, healthful” advice regarding his diet. And he had slacked off his previous daily walking routines and even stopped his weekly bowling league participation.
Novel Excerpts
Issue 88, October 2024
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Before We Were The Land’s?
He was no longer alive; and for his oldest child, recollections of the words that had been spoken (and the thoughts that had been thought) at the funeral a few years before were becoming less distinct as they became more distant. As the anniversary of his father’s passing neared, Lee was once again regretting that he had more or less “squandered” the few opportunities for memorable communication that had presented themselves during the last year or so of his father’s life –
Long Short Story
Issue 37, May 2020
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James Joaquin Brewer
Raised on the rural coast of Oregon, James Joaquin Brewer currently shelters in West Hartford, Connecticut while working on a collection of anachronistic fictions involving possibly time-traveling writers from the past.
His long story "Before We Were the Lands?" appeared in issue 37 of The Write Launch in May of 2020.
Root Cause Confessions: Uncle Sam Needs Your Help Again
Sacred Heart and Precious MetalYou knew your father had been having heart problems. Of course, you knew that. But you had not been paying enough attention—not the right kind of attention—to factually comprehend just how critical his condition might have become. In the year following your mother’s death, you were aware that he was paying ever-lessening attention to what she had hopefully called her “heartful, healthful” advice regarding his diet. And he had slacked off his previous daily walking routines and even stopped his weekly bowling league participation.
Novel Excerpts
Issue 88, October 2024
Issues Archive
Before We Were The Land’s?
He was no longer alive; and for his oldest child, recollections of the words that had been spoken (and the thoughts that had been thought) at the funeral a few years before were becoming less distinct as they became more distant. As the anniversary of his father’s passing neared, Lee was once again regretting that he had more or less “squandered” the few opportunities for memorable communication that had presented themselves during the last year or so of his father’s life –
Long Short Story
Issue 37, May 2020
Issues Archive