ÿþ<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>Home Page of American author and poet Christopher L. Jones</TITLE> <META NAME="description" CONTENT="Home Page for Christopher L. 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Jones</b>, American poet and author of contemporary literary fiction novels, poetry and short stories dealing with sexuality, drug abuse and mental health issues...<br><br>I am also a BFA Theatre Design and Technology student at <a href="http://www.suu.edu" onmouseover="window.status='Click to go to the SUU Home Page'; return true;" onmouseout="window.status=' '; return true;" title="Click to go to the SUU Home Page" target="_blank">Southern Utah University</a> where I am studing to be a professional scenic and lighting designer as well as educator.<br><br>I am currently busy working on my entry to the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/UtahScreenwritersProject" onmouseover="window.status='Click to go to the USWP Facebook Page'; return true;" onmouseout="window.status=' '; return true;" title="Click to go to the USWP Facebook Page" target="_blank">2011 Utah Screenwriters Project</a> but also am keeping up with my other writing as well. I will have a new paperback collection of my poetry coming out soon as well as my usual schedule of ebooks.<br><br>If you need me for anything then please use the contact form or shoot me an <a href="mailto: christopher@jonesing.com" onmouseover="window.status='Click to email me'; return true;" onmouseout="window.status=' '; return true;" title="Click to email me">email</a> and I'll get back to you as soon as I can. </div> </td> <td width=108 valign=top align=right> <img src="images/clj_03.jpg" border=0 width="100" height="156" alt="photo of Christopher L. Jones"> </td> </tr> </table> <br><br> <center> <table width=498 bgcolor="#FFFFFF" border=3 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 style="border-style: dotted; border-color: #000000;"> <tr> <td> <br> <div style="padding: 0px 10px 0px 10px;" align="left"><b>My novel, Waterboarded, was recently published by Chipmunka Publishing with a grant from the Arts Council England!</b></div> <br> <table border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0> <tr> <td width=85 valign=top align=right> <a href="http://chipmunkapublishing.co.uk/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=1708" onmouseover="window.status='Click to go to the publisher website'; return true;" onmouseout="window.status=' '; return true;" title="Click to go to the publisher website" target="_blank"><img src="images/waterboarded_cover.gif" border=0 width="75" height="120" alt="Cover image of the novel Waterboarded by Christopher L. Jones"></a> </td> <td valign=top> <div style="padding: 0px 10px 0px 10px;" align="justify"><b>Waterboarded</b> is the story of an American college student in New York City the summer after 9/11 attending the internship of his life. Unfortunately for him, the pain, confusion and madness of his life long battle with manic depression catches up with him erupting into a summer of debauchery and excess that ultimately leads to self destruction. Through the haze of drugs and illicit sex the young man tries to ultimately find his way out in the most unexpected manner. Will he move on and find hope or simply fall back into the mind numbing habits of his youth?</div> <br> </td> </tr> </table> <table border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0> <tr> <td width=300 valign=top> <div style="padding: 0px 10px 0px 10px;" align="justify"><b>Currently you can purchase it on Amazon:</b> <ul> <li>In the <b>USA</b> (paperback): <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Waterboarded-Christopher-L-Jones/dp/1849914672/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1303884838&sr=8-1" onmouseover="window.status='Click to go to the Amazon website'; return true;" onmouseout="window.status=' '; return true;" title="Click to go to the Amazon website" target="_blank">PURCHASE</a> <li>In the <b>UK</b> (paperback): <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Waterboarded-Christopher-L-Jones/dp/1849914672/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1303884794&sr=1-1" onmouseover="window.status='Click to go to the Amazon website'; return true;" onmouseout="window.status=' '; return true;" title="Click to go to the Amazon website" target="_blank">PURCHASE</a> <li><b>Kindle</b> version: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Waterboarded-ebook/dp/B004APA4B6/ref=tmm_kin_title_0?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2&qid=1303884838&sr=8-1" onmouseover="window.status='Click to go to the Amazon website'; return true;" onmouseout="window.status=' '; return true;" title="Click to go to the Amazon website" target="_blank">PURCHASE</a> </ul> </td> <td width=198 valign=top> <b>or directly from the publisher:</b> <ul> <li><b>Paperback:</b> <a href="http://chipmunkapublishing.co.uk/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=1871" onmouseover="window.status='Click to go to the publisher website'; return true;" onmouseout="window.status=' '; return true;" title="Click to go to the publisher website" target="_blank">PURCHASE</a> <li><b>eBook:</b> <a href="http://chipmunkapublishing.co.uk/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=1708" onmouseover="window.status='Click to go to the publisher website'; return true;" onmouseout="window.status=' '; return true;" title="Click to go to the publisher website" target="_blank">PURCHASE</a> </ul> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> <br> <div style="padding: 0px 10px 0px 10px;" align="left"><b>Looking for my poetry? Find it here...</b></div><br> <table width=500 bgcolor="#FFFFFF" border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0> <tr> <td> <br> <table border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0> <tr> <td width=80 valign=top align=right> <img src="images/grabbing_cover.jpg" border=0 width="75" height="97" alt="Cover image of Grabbing At Straws by Christopher L. Jones"> </td> <td valign=top> <div style="padding: 0px 10px 0px 10px;" align="justify"><b>Grabbing at Straws</b> is the next book from the daily writings of the author. At sometimes sweet and other times down right disturbing, there are poems here for everyone to find reflection in before they too, find themselves grabbing at straws...</div> <br> <div style="padding: 0px 10px 0px 10px;" align="justify">This FREE poetry chapbook contains the latest writings from the author and will only be available for a short time in this format!</div> <br> <div style="padding: 0px 10px 0px 10px;" align="justify">Currently available through <a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/71641450/Grabbing-at-Straws-A-Book-of-Poetry" onmouseover="window.status='Click to download through www.scribd.com'; return true;" onmouseout="window.status=' '; return true;" title="Click to download through www.scribd.com" target="_blank">www.scribd.com</a> as a free ebook compatable with most readers.</div> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/71641450/Grabbing-at-Straws-A-Book-of-Poetry" onmouseover="window.status='Click to download through www.scribd.com'; return true;" onmouseout="window.status=' '; return true;" title="Click to download through www.scribd.com" target="_blank">Click here to download</a> - <b style="color: #008000;">FREE!</b> <b>Pub:</b> 2011, <b>No. Pages:</b> 27.* </ul></div> <span style="font-size: 8px; color: #000000;"><i>* Due to the various screen sizes, fonts, and user preferences of ereaders page count is only <br> &nbsp;&nbsp; an approximation.</i></span><br><br> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> </td> <td valign="bottom"> <table width=100 bgcolor="#CCCCCC" border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0> <tr> <td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"> <table width=100 bgcolor="#CCCCCC" border=0 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=0> <tr> <td bgcolor="#000000" width=90> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/industrialarts" onmouseover="window.status='Click to friend me on Facebook'; return true;" onmouseout="window.status=' '; return true;" title="Click here to friend me on Facebook" target="_blank">FACEBOOK</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"width=10> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#CCCCCC" height="10"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"> <table width=100 bgcolor="#CCCCCC" border=0 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=0> <tr> <td bgcolor="#000000" width=80> <a href="http://www.twitter.com/industrialarts" onmouseover="window.status='Click to follow me on Twitter'; return true;" onmouseout="window.status=' '; return true;" title="Click here to follow me on Twitter" target="_blank">TWITTER</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"width=20> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#CCCCCC" height="10"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"> <table width=100 bgcolor="#CCCCCC" border=0 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=0> <tr> <td bgcolor="#000000" width=50> <a href="http://christopherljones.tumblr.com/" onmouseover="window.status='Click to read my Tumblr blog'; return true;" onmouseout="window.status=' '; return true;" title="Click here to read my Tumblr blog" target="_blank">TUMBLR</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"width=50> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#CCCCCC" height="10"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"> <table width=100 bgcolor="#CCCCCC" border=0 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=0> <tr> <td bgcolor="#000000" width=95> <a href="http://industrialarts.wordpress.com" onmouseover="window.status='Click to read my WordPress blog'; return true;" onmouseout="window.status=' '; return true;" title="Click here to read my WordPress blog" target="_blank">WORDPRESS</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"width=5> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#CCCCCC" height="10"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"> <table width=100 bgcolor="#CCCCCC" border=0 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=0> <tr> <td bgcolor="#000000" width=40> <a href="http://www.scribd.com/christopher5272" onmouseover="window.status='Click to go to my scribd.com profile'; return true;" onmouseout="window.status=' '; return true;" title="Click here to go to my scribd.com profile" target="_blank">SCRIBD</a> <td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"width=60> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#CCCCCC" height="40"> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td> <table width=528 bgcolor="#CCCCCC" border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0> <tr> <td bgcolor="#000000" width="250"> <div style="color: #CCCCCC; font-weight: bold; font-size: 8px; padding: 5px;">&copy; 2011 Christopher L. 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