Jon Sindell: 10 books

In this short story by the author of The Mighty Roman, a simple high school student takes a stand for animals and gays. Note: Jon began writing the novelization of this tale in December, 2012 and is 70,000 words into the project, i.e., 85 - 90% through a first draft, as of October 5, 2013.

In this woodland tale by the author of The Mighty Roman and Trips `n’ Trials of a Down, Beat Dad, first published in the magazine riverbabble, an estranged father and his fifteen–year–old son take to the woods. Key reference is made to Wordsworth’s Ode: Intimations Of Immortality From Recollections Of Early Childhood.

In this fast, funny tale, a thirteen–year–old boy in the Wonder Years era searches for cool. Can he live up to his big brother's rep? Tastes a little like Stand By Me, A Christmas Story, and The Wonder Years. Previously published in The Write Side Up.

"Sherman Zahd" is an antiwar satire set in San Francisco schools in the early days of the Iraq War. The story is loosely based on Sheherezade. The humor is closely based on George Bush and the like. The story has previously appeared in Mobius, Write Side Up, and Pulse. The author appreciates the opportunity to expand the story's reach by furnishing a free ebook edition to kind readers.

In this story by the author of The Mighty Roman, previously published in the magazine THEMA, a young city gardener must rely on a simple good nature to deal with thorns botanical and human. With bonus "Peanuts" reference.

The eleven–year–old son of newly–separated parents spends the day with his folks. First published in Many Mountains Moving.

What does it mean to be a man and a dad in America today? Climb up in the treehouse for a look.

In this epistolary tale, middle–aged hipster Hammerhead Hirsch, The Pugilist Poet and Boardwalk Balladeer of limited Beat Era fame, struggles to raise his kid Scrap on his own. Ten years in the life of a father, son, and dogs. First appeared in New South.

Roman Meister, title character of the novel The Mighty Roman, is a study in power -- its uses and abuses. In this scene, the mighty behemoth puts on a display of raw physical power for the awed young sub-minor-leaguers whom he manages in the indy Cal-Hairy (Cal-Heri) League. May Roman power be exercised wisely!

Meet El León, closer for the San Carlos Coyotes of the independent Cal-Heri League -- just one of the colorful characters in the baseball novel The Mighty Roman.