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Short Stories by J Mel

Short Stories by J Mel

By: James M. Morris a/k/a J Mel
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I was raised on a farm/ranch in Dickens County, Texas, marched in the Fightin Texas Aggie Band, secretly courted a professor's daughter at Texas Tech from College Station, whom I married, and then received my B.S. degree from A&M and worked as an Assistant County Agent until I entered and worked my way through law school, practiced civil litigation and criminal defense law for 40+ years, raised four talented rambunctious kids and survived 54 years of wedded bliss. I've got stories to tell!

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Episodes
  • The Salvation of the Country Soul (Episode_013)

    The Salvation of the Country Soul (Episode_013)
    May 26 2026

    Episode 13 is a realistic glimpse into an adolescent country boy’s misguided, albeit nearing reality, impression of a typical service at the First Baptist Church of Afton, Texas, in the 1950’s and 1960’s. It highlights an event that happened at least biannually that reminds me of the Ray Steven song, circa 1984, “The Mississippi Squirrel Revival”. You just can’t make this stuff up.



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    12 mins
  • Our Historic Entrance onto the Gridiron (Episode_012)

    Our Historic Entrance onto the Gridiron (Episode_012)
    May 19 2026

    Episode 12 is a story about junior high school football at a Class B school in the Rolling Plains of West Texas in about 1962. The incident it described may seem trivial to you, as it may in fact be. But the fact that it is a vivid memory to me after 64 years later says it was not trivial. It definitely generated a lot of enthusiasm from the spectators. Enjoy.



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    11 mins
  • The Great Escape (Episode_011)

    The Great Escape (Episode_011)
    May 12 2026

    This is a true story about the day we ran away from our new babysitter’s house by walking about one-half mile to the Patton Springs School, grades 1 – 12, where our mother was a teacher. My sister was 3. I was 5. It did not end well for me.



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    7 mins
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