jmdonowriter

@jmdonovan.bsky.social

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Writer. Reader. Composer. Midwesterner. Progressive. Humanist. Coming in summer 2026: Ripples in the Catfish Pond, a mystery with more sex and murder than all my other books combined Bob Smith, a comic literary fantasy 40 years in the making

Black kitty cat snoozing peacefully in his dad’s arms.
Slow-witted Simpsons character Ralph Wiggum standing in front of his school locker with caption "Today I'm an expert on classic Greek literature and Canadian forestry."
Gray ragdoll cat peeking out of a hole in a garage next to a big planter. It's a color photo but everything seems to be in shades of gray.
Basset hound with a cat feeder on her head, looking like an astronaut. Sort of.
White cat looking over the back of an Australian Shepherd
White cat peeking out from the crook of a catalpa tree.
Extreme closeup of black cat
Extreme closeup of black cat
Bottom of laptop screen showing that I’ve reached 77,777 words on my novel.
Tortoise-shell mama cat protecting her sleeping kitten
Cat curled up in a bathroom sink.
Satirical ad for "Faux-Blo Theatrical Blood." Picture shows some idiot pretending to have been shot in an assassination attempt.
Poster showing the five writers who will be present at the Local Author Fair at Beaverdale Books in Des Moines, Saturday Aug 2 from 1-3 pm. Attendees include Winter Austin, Elizabeth Donne, Emma Fust, Jackie Reinig, and yours truly John M Donovan.
Distressed decorative sign reading “Fresh eggs 14 cents a dozen “
Old religious statuary that looks like a ventriloquist and his dummy.