J. Patrick Henry - Stories and Essays

The Circle Unbroken follows the fortunes of Fred

Houseman, Rutland, Vermont's aging hippie

mailman and the families he serves,

includiong two young teens whose futures

are threatened by health and family struggles.

Picture a Time revolves around the mystery of a violent home invasion that disrupts the lives of young people struggling to find themselves during the turbulient 1960s.

Moving On

Moving On is the story of three generations of Ohio's Price family, and their attempts to escape what comes to seem like an hereditary curse of moral failings.

THE AVENUE:IV

A collection that includes "Where There's A Will," a tale of the Smith brothers, and the ways in which the dead can create complications for the living long after they're gone.

ISSUE SOLD OUT!

MEET CUTE

A flash fiction anthology of first encounters that includes "Detente'", the story of an unlikely meeting in the back of a patrol car.

SOLD OUT!

Selected "My View" Columns:

Note: some of the older essays are only available on Dropbox. The link will send you there, but you need not establish a Dropbox account to read them. Let me know via the Contact page if you have any difficulty in accessing them.

WHAT'S FOR DINNER?

PEACE...

SPRING!

That Time When An Old Man's
Fancy Turns To...

"Writing Helps Me Keep Shrinking World At Bay"

Discovering how a serious illness led me in new, unexpected directions.

The Family Bonds
Were Not As Strong
As He'd Imagined

A boy learns a secret.
A mystery is explained.

"Numbers Tell Only Part of The Story"

The operation was a success.
The recovery threatened to never end.

"Puzzling Proves To Be
Both Challenging, Fun"

Thoughts on the pleasures to be found in being snowbound.

"Desperately Seeking A Cyber-Presence"

The author admits to an obsession with traffic to his website in a blatant attempt to generate more traffic to his website.

QUICK LINKS

The Homeless Alliance facilitates dialogue and strategic action to end homelessness in Buffalo, Niagara Falls, Erie, Niagara, Genesee, Wyoming and Orleans Counties.

Jericho Road Community

Health Center

Providing opportunities for refugees,

the under-served and the marginalized

of Buffalo to be healthy,

educated, and whole.

Second Wind is dedicated to improving the quality of life for lung transplant recipients, lung surgery candidates and people with related pulmonary concerns by providing support, advocacy, education, information and guidance.

Authors Guild

Advocates for published authors since 1912

File Library

When-You-Awake-AG--Rev-.pdf (108 KB)

Quadrangle-12-25-PDF.pdf (175 KB)

Joe-B---12-12-25-PDF.pdf (168 KB)

Stories and Essays

"QUADRANGLE"

Reconnecting with a college love through Facebook brings a flood of memories for successful painter Gene Hairston.

"JOE B."

Joe Barton willingly took on any assignment his boss gave him, but when the CEO makes a strange bet with the company's CFO, Joe's loyalty is tested.

"APARICIO to HENRY to SKOWRON"

A true story of Baseball, Buffalo and a lifelong dream.

"SYRINGE"

Freda watched over her husband as he fought for his life...then he asked her for the unthinkable.

This story originally appeared in the "Remembered Arts Journal", and has been honored for its opening line by the website "Great Opening Lines".

Click on this link to explore other great opening lines: https://greatopeninglines.com

"ORIGINAL SINS"

Timeless human struggles unfold across a journey through life…

"WHEN YOU AWAKE"

A personal care aide learns that even the least among us have something important to share...

A couple seeks peace for themselves, and a place in the world for their only child...

"A PLACE FOR ETHAN" (45.7 KB)

"Connecting The Dots"

A man in love for the first time totally misses the point...