Author: J.A. Carter-Winward

J.A. Carter-Winward is an award-winning poet, novelist, writer, visual artist, playwright, public speaker and performer--and she has this side-gig that relates to helping medications be safer for everyone. She’s the author of seven novels: "Ravings" (we don't speak of Ravings in this house...) Falling Back to Earth The Rub: A Novel TDTM Grind: A Novel Wade: A Novel (coming soon) Killing Scott Lark (coming later than soon) Two short-story collections: Shorts: A Collection The Bus Stops Here and Other Stories A stage play: The Waiters And five books of poetry: No Apologies, No Secrets, No Regrets Work in Progress: Dialogues & Poems (Spring 2021) If It Stings...that means it's working - a poetry story- (Spring of 2021) Feminist Fatale (coming later-ish) Her work has appeared in several online and print journals and in anthologies from HSTQ, Vita Brevis, and Write Bloody Publishing. Her writing has been characterized as “fierce, bold, and emotional,” but to be fair, that's who she is, too. "[J.A. Carter-Winward] is one of the toughest, bravest, grittiest working writers in America today…a word-slinger with enormous strength, wit, and compassion.”
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If It Stings

J.A. Carter-Winward

…that means it’s working -a poetry story- If It Stings...that means it's working© Cover design ...or as I like to call it, Stings, is available in Amazon in eBook* format and in limited-addition paperback with full-color graphics. Weirdly, this is my first chapbook. I know that's usually how most poets begin, but leave it to… Continue reading If It Stings

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Wade by J.A. Carter-Winward

J.A. Carter-Winward

Thank you, Jason, you’re pretty Sgoinneil yourself!
xoja

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What Da Cover Says: Except for being the only man in town who had never set foot in either of its brothels, Wade Kendall couldn’t be more ordinary. A retired life-insurance salesman, father of two grown sons, and former full-time caregiver to his wife, who died of cancer just 8 months earlier, Wade now finds himself alone, unable to tread water. In fact, it’s sink or swim, and he’s got no idea which way to shore. As he attempts to connect to his new life and reconnect with his adult sons, Wade finds himself drawn to a most unlikely source of hope—the pink-neon lights of the legendary Lil’ Mamacitas. But what Wade finds within the dim, hazy interior of the brothel isn’t at all what he could have imagined, and for Wade and all who join him, nothing will ever be the same.

What I Says: I honestly do not…

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SYMPATHY, EMPATHY, FAUXPATHY, ANTIPATHY & APATHY:

J.A. Carter-Winward

How literature and life intersect via character development Odysseus, photo by JAcW from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC I decided to take some scientifically-driven quizzes online via Buzzfeed. Well, I wasn't surprised at all by the results. I took three, and I was pleased to learn I am just like Jo from Little Women!… Continue reading SYMPATHY, EMPATHY, FAUXPATHY, ANTIPATHY & APATHY: