Jack Campbell Jr.

Tag: fiction

  • “Waking” Now Available in Epiphany Magazine Issue 18

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    One of my oldest short stories is now available in Epiphany Magazine‘s online literary journal. The original version of this story was written in the summer following my first fiction writing class at Iowa State University. It’s been through a couple of versions since then. I think it was waiting for me to grow up.…

  • Thousands Died This Morning

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    I wrote this short story several years ago as an experiment with second-person viewpoint and a more lyrical prose style.  I thought I would post it since it took place on Sept. 11 and the tenth anniversary is coming up.  The concept was that while 9/11 was a great tragedy, individual tragedies continued to occur, …

  • Mirrors to Remind Ourselves

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    There is a quote in the movie Memento.  “We all need mirrors to remind ourselves who we are.”  I thought of that movie in relation to writing, just recently. I was shocked to realize that I did not have a copy of any of my writing from my college creative writing courses on my laptop. …