Jonathan Carroll·Jan 31, 2024Ink for YouWriting by hand with a fountain pen, I go through a lot of ink for each book. Which means a lot of empty ink bottles that used to be…A response icon3A response icon3
Jonathan Carroll·Jan 26, 2024Uncle AlWhen my mother was a little girl there was one hotel in her city that had a public access swimming pool on the roof. On really hot days as…
Jonathan Carroll·Oct 1, 2023The EssentialsComing towards me is a hunched over very old woman slowly slowly pushing a wheeled walker with a large basket in front. As she approaches I…
Jonathan Carroll·Apr 10, 2022Wet TruthShe smiled sadly “I just remembered something: He used to say he loved to take a shower right after me because the bathroom was always warm…
Jonathan Carroll·Apr 8, 2022Smoked ShirtsI heard a great story about the Borrelli company in Italy. They make some of the best men’s shirts in the world, ergo they cost a lot too…A response icon1A response icon1
InJonathan CarrollbyJonathan Carroll·Mar 22, 2022The Dogs of War — UkraineFrom a friend in Poland who can’t vouch for the story, but it’s great anyway:A response icon1A response icon1
Jonathan Carroll·Jan 29, 2022A story that should never have been toldI told the famous writer one particular short story he’d written was a great favorite of mine and that I go back and reread it often. He…A response icon4A response icon4
Jonathan Carroll·Jan 23, 2022Passing FuryMany years ago I wrote a short story in which the main character is dying of cancer. While walking down the street one day, it suddenly…
Jonathan Carroll·Jan 20, 2022The Sounds That Save UsOne night at a hotel bar in Texas, someone told me the story of a man who for years made audio recordings of all his favorite sounds…A response icon2A response icon2
Jonathan Carroll·Jan 19, 2022Chairlift PeopleSome people live like life is a chairlift at a ski resort. They stand in one place doing little with the days until the next moving ‘chair’…A response icon2A response icon2
