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JACKPOT. PAPERBACK OUT NOW
That’s right, folks, Jackpot. is now a legit, real, physical book. Feel free to hit the jackpot and order a copy or ten on Amazon…
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Jackpot. Chapter 21 (FINAL CHAPTER)
Forty years later, Sino-American tensions are at an all-time high. Between average citizens and top government officials, the media and the fake media…
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Jackpot. Chapter 20
Laundry, Flowers, Pho. Past New Ribbon. Engine humming. Light in the ocean, shadows on the beach. Relaxing his hands on the wheel. Green light. Left…
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Jackpot. Chapter 19
Months go by and José and Roger settle into their new life as lovers in Los Angeles. They don’t answer the phone and José never leaves the apartment…
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August 2023
Jackpot. Chapter 18
They pull up to José’s apartment at two in the morning. There’s a rare thunderstorm menacing the city. The palm trees are blowing sideways, the waves…
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Jackpot. Chapter 17
Today is Yeaster. After his sermon, in honor of Cheesus’s resurrection on this Holiest of days, El Profeto has invited the flock to enter the inner…
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Jackpot. Chapter 16
José takes to the pulpit like a fish to water. His time roaming the desert, his financial success, his poetic stardom, his dealings with the devil in…
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Jackpot. Chapter 15
After a long day’s journey, José and Eliza reach Succotash Bend and tie their boat to a broken down, splintery old dock. A trail lined with frayed ropes…
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Jackpot. Chapter 14
THE END. José leans back in his chair and breathes a happy sigh. At long last, the screenplay is finished. He looks out at the sun-soaked gardens and…
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Jackpot. Chapter 13
The next day, José refuses to leave his room. He tells Smedley he’s sick and asks him to keep Leon away, a request at which Smedley doesn’t bat an eye…
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July 2023
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