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Jeff Mason
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Musical Influences include: Pink Floyd, Alan Parsons Project, Crystal Method, Enigma, Author influences: Edgar Allan Poe, Asimov, Clarke, Hemingway, Steinbeck, Dickinson, Grisham, Kellerman, Stephen King, Ken Follett, Michener. Jeff has been published in various venues, in print and on the Internet. Former U.S. Marine. Involved in Computer Security. Worked in the super-secret confines of the Pentagon. Bachelor's degree in Computer Information Systems. Jeff is also an award-winning poet as well as an author of short stories, articles and songs. Jeff writes from the heart and from his experiences. He likes science, science-fiction, history, romance, mystery and all types of music.
Birth Place: Springfield, TN US
Accomplishments: Editor of Al Swanson's first book of poetry
"Frozen Dreams" by AirLeaf Publishing
Also available on Amazon.com
Editor of "Final Wishes," Dana A. Matthews' second novel.
Various opinion articles published in "Network World" and other technical journals.
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Short Stories
Hair 'em Scare 'em by Jeff Mason
Again – as last year – the part in italics was provided to the writers
– and the words in bold were required to be used. ...
A Fork in the Road by Jeff Mason
Submitted to the Tennessean fiction contest, Summer 2004. Try (if you dare) to understand it - it is somewhat convoluted, and a quick read. Requirements: Use the "intro" in italics below, use 8...
Entranced by the Vixen - Leila's Revenge by Jeff Mason
NOTE: MANY OF THESE LINKS ARE NO LONGER VALID - I WISH I HAD SAVED ALL THE RELATED WORKS - THIS TRULY WAS AN INTRIGUING CHALLENGE. Dana Matthews has since left the Den, La Belle Rouge has left the Den...
Memories of my Childhood - God is in the Details by Jeff Mason
What about BEING RIGHT NEXT TO YOUR COUSIN FOR 15 YEARS AND NOT EVEN KNOWING IT?! (Note: The target audience for this story was a specific religious-oriented publication)...
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Poetry
And Still I Rise by Jeff Mason
descent (even gods can fall...) by Jeff Mason
Suffocation by Jeff Mason
needed to repost - previously deleted....
Whispers in the Wake by Jeff Mason
needed to repost this - previously deleted....
Wish You Were Here (Pink Floyd Tribute for Sketchman & Gebert) by Jeff Mason
My original sketch of the album cover was too large; so please forgive that I had to stitch it as two scanned images. I did the drawing in charcoal and pastel. Sketchman and Gary Gebert - hope you lik...
The Sound of Thought by Jeff Mason
(… another small write on the creative process.)
Dedicated to the memory of my cousin, Roger Key, who died of cancer, July, 2002, age 41. He loved “caving!” Roger was a former U.S. Marine, & infl...
Rescue Me... Parts I and II by Jeff Mason
Some friends :) [forced] me to come off my break, :) & suggested I go ahead & post this....
Catharsis by Jeff Mason
firestarter - fallout from the exodus by Jeff Mason
a need; an ache... and where to go?...
A Bird no Longer in the Captive Hand (Sonnet) by Jeff Mason
a chord of vengeance by Jeff Mason
sometimes things are wrongly 'taken' from us... and we must steel our resolve to remain focused on the things that matter most to us....
A Thousand Years by Jeff Mason
in a span of brevity,
i lived a life of love with thee;
and every breath you took... was me;
and every touch... a taste of pure eternity......
Breaking My Will by Jeff Mason
... some things... we just can''t resist...
paint of me a picture dark by Jeff Mason
sometimes... to find the light, we must traverse the very darkness that we fear...
In Memoriam - Brenda Melson - Compassion's Fount by Jeff Mason
In memory of Brenda Lee Swafford Melson - February 28, 1961 - January 17, 2008 (Age: 46) Friend and mother of two wonderful sons, Alex and Logan....
Symbiosis by Jeff Mason
Wanted to post something for Halloween.
Happy Halloween!...
My Stormbringer (song) by Jeff Mason
there already is a song called "Stormbringer," so I titled this one slightly different from Deep Purple''s song - different feel as well....
borrowed time (potential song) by Jeff Mason
...no more pushing out - i only want to keep you in...
The Yearning by Jeff Mason
...and the pulse of two shall beat as one...
Shadows Fall by Jeff Mason
the past sometimes seeks us out....
The Beacon by Jeff Mason
And then... there were none....
Tired of Pretending by Jeff Mason
abandoned (lyrics) by Jeff Mason
the mood of the poem aside - happy Friday to everyone....
unmasked by Jeff Mason
maybe you can sense when you know someone who can see through all your layers......
You're my Addiction by Jeff Mason
Happy Easter to those who celebrate!...
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Articles
Den Politics - Redux a.k.a Den, and the Art of Politics by Jeff Mason
(Posting this into the 'articles' section. Don't comment if you already commented on it in Poetry section)....
The Stranglehold of Oil by Jeff Mason
Below is my response to a recent Microsoft bCentral article.
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News
Waiting for the leaves to turn by Jeff Mason
will restore this article later....
Jeff Mason edits Al Swansons book Frozen Dreams by Jeff Mason
Well, it''s finally available from AirLeaf Press or from Amazon.com - "Frozen Dreams" by Al Swanson; edited by me: Jeff Mason...
Jeff Mason edits Final Wishes by Dana Matthews by Jeff Mason
I am honored to announce that I had the pleasure of editing Dana Matthews'' second novel, "Final Wishes."...
Two Short Stories Published by Jeff Mason
AD's Steve Robertson was kind enough to bestow a wonderful Christmas present upon me, by publishing my two short stories "Memories of my Childhood" and "Entranced by the Vixen" in his "Writer's Block"...
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Links
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| Jeff Mason edits Final Wishes by Dana Matthews
Jeff Mason edits Dana A. Matthews' second novel "Final Wishes;"
Click here to go to Amazon and find out more about "Final Wishes"
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Additional information
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| I love anything to do with espionage, science, science fiction, and assasins. Interestingly enough, I'm currently working on LIFE. Trying to just keep writing.
You may classify me as a poet, lyricist, author and song-writer, in any particular order you desire. |
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Contact
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PO Box 8432
Hermitage
TN
37076
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