Jay Jennings Jennings

Jay Jennings

Jay Robert Jennings (born August 23, 1965) is an American independent filmmaker and author. He has directed two feature films, Loanshark (1999) and Hell to...

Escape Velocity

Though Charles Portis is best known for his fiction writing, he is also a prolific essayist, travel writer, and newspaper reporter. Collected here in Escape Velocity, edited by Jay Jennings, is his "miscellany" –– journalism, short fiction, memoir, and even the play Delray's New Moon, published for ...

Tennis and the Meaning of Life: A Literary Anthology of the Game

All the best fiction and poetry on tennis. The stories are hilarious and sad, lyrical and profane, and thoroughly saturated with the art of the game. Fathers play against sons. Business partners attempt mutual destruction by tennis. An amateur challenges the local pro. Humbert Humbert rhapsodizes ab...

Article Marketing Explained

There are more ways to drive traffic to your web site than you can shake a stick at, but one of the most overlooked methods is article marketing.Most people have heard the term article marketing, but there are a lot of misconceptions about how to do it, what to write, etc., but in general it's a met...

Knott's Berry Farm:: The Early Years (Images of America)

Before there was a Disneyland, there was Knott’s Berry Farm. What started out in the early 1920s as a small, roadside berry stand in Buena Park, California, grew over the next 60 years into one of the most popular amusement parks in the world. Its founder, Walter Knott, along with his wife and famil...

Carry the Rock: Race, Football, and the Soul of an American City

In 1957, nine African American teenagers faced angry mobs and the resistance of a segregationist governor to claim their right to educational equality. The bravery of the Little Rock Nine, as they became known, captured the country’s imagination and made history but created deep scars in the communi...

Tennis and the Meaning of Life: A Literary Anthology of the Game

The only book of its kind, Tennis and the Meaning of Life is a resplendent collection of the best fiction (and poetry!) written about this sport/obsession. The stories are hilarious and sad, whimsical and philosophical - and thoroughly saturated with the art of the game.

What Happens Next? and Preparations for the Ascent: Two Novels

Paperback: 368 pages Publisher: Verse Chorus Press (October 4, 2010) Language: English ISBN-10: 1891241273 ISBN-13: 978-1891241277

Knott's Berry Farm:: The Early Years (Postcard of America)

KnottÂ’s Berry Farm boasts a rich history.

Tennis and the Meaning of Life: A Literary Anthology of the Game

Long Shots

Teamwork

Moments of Courage

Comebacks

Long Shots

Teamwork

Moments of Courage