“I’m JoJo. That’s all you need to know …”
BUT JUNK NEEDED TO KNOW MORE.
SO, A STORY WAS . BORN
A TALE OF UNLIKELY CONNECTIONS
Welcome to my website … Over the course of about a year, I wrote a little book based on characters that came to mind from deep in my memory. They were sprung – as I was – from the change, excitement, chaos and challenges of living and loving in the turbulent 60s and 70s. The characters came to life and grew on me. I had to learn what would happen to them. So, I let JoJo and Junk grow and eventually come out into the world. Readers seem to be happy that I did.
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Author Bio – Nick Dixon
Born in Wheeling, West Virginia, Nick Dixon is a poet, storyteller, and retired creative director whose career began with a journalism degree from West Virginia University’s Perley Isaac Reed School of Journalism. With a specialty in advertising, he went on to work for newspapers, lead creative teams in advertising agencies, and co-found his own firm. As a branding consultant, he developed hundreds of names for companies, products, and services across the U.S. and abroad. He later launched The Dixonary, a freelance consultancy focused on advertising and marketing communications.
But behind the campaigns and slogans, Nick was always writing.
Born in Wheeling, West Virginia, Nick Dixon is a poet, storyteller, and retired creative director whose career began with a journalism degree from West Virginia University’s Perley Isaac Reed School of Journalism. With a specialty in advertising, he went on to work for newspapers, lead creative teams in advertising agencies, and co-found his own firm. As a branding consultant, he developed hundreds of names for companies, products, and services across the U.S. and abroad. He later launched The Dixonary, a freelance consultancy focused on advertising and marketing communications.
But behind the campaigns and slogans, Nick was always writing. Poetry and fiction have been lifelong companions—quiet pursuits that ran parallel to the commercial work. His poems and short stories have appeared in literary magazines and web journals, and he was a featured poet and major contributor to Mountain Echoes, a regional literary journal.
Nick lives on a hilltop in northern West Virginia. He’s been married to the love of his life since 1974. (They met under a moose head.) They have two grown sons, two cats, and a daily ritual of morning walks. He writes to remember, to imagine, and to make peace with the beautiful mess of it all.
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A character-driven literary novella that is making a splash among lovers of fiction, mystery and quirky characters.
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A character-driven literary novella that is making a splash among lovers of fiction, mystery and quirky characters.
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A character-driven literary novella that is making a splash among lovers of fiction, mystery and quirky characters.
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JOJO AND JUNK
RELATIONSHIPS ARE MESSY
Like the river that flows around the island where her big, green house is set, a secret flows constantly around the relationship between JoJo Joy and Richard “Junk” Manion.
Does she have two lovers? Does he? Why does she disappear at dawn? Why does he have to be exiled to a greasy diner with nothing but his Smith-Corona and bad coffee? Yet, they are connected beyond words. But is it a loose-fitting connection? Will it hold?
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See What Our readers say
Readers seem to be enjoying the quirky relationship that is not an L-(blank, blank, blank) story. Here is what some are saying …
Amazon book overview
A hidden love. A marriage built on silence. A letter that changes everything. This intimate … literary novella explores love and loss, marriage and secrets, and the fragile ways we try to heal. Set against bars, backroads and small-town rituals, it’s a tender, psychologically rich portrait of grief, memory, and the cost of silence. Readers … will find a haunting human story that lingers long after the last page.
Jan W, West Virginia
“I love the way JoJo describes Junk’s expression, as if he has a question on his mind even when he doesn’t. The book is full of little twists that give depth to the characters …”
Jane E, Maryland
“I liked the time period and a love story that you can see as you are reading it … the music references brought back memories and made me smile … I loved the characters and story line, though the ending was not what I expected.”
Phyllis S, Pennsylvania
"it made me smile and made me cry … I didn’t expect the ending. But it made me understand JoJo. Everyone should have a Junk in their lives. Sweet, patient, kind …”
Sheri H, Florida
“This is simply the best story I have read in quite a while! It cuts straight to relationships without the 100 pages of misty meadows and heavy thoughts. Love it!"
