Jason Akley

Jason Akley is the author of seven books. He has a BS degree from Tulane University in physics and mathematical economics. His writings include Lazarus, two children's books, Sweet Pea and the Bumblebee and The Candlestick, a collection of novellas, Salted with Salt and The Altar of Silence, a collection of stories and poems titled Crossroads from Damascus, and his most recent book, Rick's Place. Lazarus has received excellent reviews and was included in the Kirkus newsletter as a best submission of 2010. Both of the children's books were award-winning finalists in the Children's Picture Book category of the National Best Books 2007 Awards, and one was also nominated for the 2008 Evvy Awards. Currently, he's working on his eighth book, The Psalmist, and he's enjoying spending time with his wife and two daughters. He hopes to continue engaging readers with thoughtful stories.
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Tulane University: BS Physics/Mathematical Economics

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  • Nobody's Watching
    It was the Sunday before Easter and the Jews were getting ready for Passover.
  • Excerpt from the Psalmist
    I remember those first recordings. Those first recordings I heard of him. What his voice made me feel. The richness of the patterns'"the range of it...
  • Excerpt from Rick's Place
    He began by sharing poetry...
  • Various Poems
    And a poem runs between them...
  • Abracadabra (or Bob's Dream on Dopamine)
    A conversation between Bob Marley and Bob Dylan.
  • An Eternal Return
    Sure, I talk to the mirror sometimes. Don't you?
  • Free Bird
    A story as told by a Hutterite mother on the subject of Faith...
  • Kaw-Liga
    A Cain story...
  • Synchronicity
    Want to hear a funny story? There's a picture of me that looks like you.
  • Repentance
    I lose all my pride in the sunset. And I know I need that now. I'm old enough to know I need that now if I'm in any way to remember my youth, and remember I can say nothing to it
  • Positively 4th Street
    The following play is exactly as it appears to be.
  • Sweet Pea and the Bumblebee
    But what was this light that she could feel? And who was she really? What was the deal? Even if she wanted to she couldn't answer such questions. For Sweet Pea didn't know she was Sweet Pea. She was still open to suggestions.
  • The Candlestick
    "Hello, little girl! It is true what you say. The dark is a mystery and many get lost in its way. I have come to give you a test, and the candlestick is at the end of your quest."
  • The Swab
    This story was written in the spring of 2005. It relates in actual murder that took place in St. Louis at that time.
  • Fateless
    A poem for spring.

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