Archive - The Sword & Pen

An essay by J. Aaron Courts

May 14 •

J. Aaron Courts

March 2025

Coffee With Friends

A conversation on craft between McCrae, Call, Jauss, McMurtry, and me

Mar 26 •

J. Aaron Courts

White Lines in Rose City

a story by J. Aaron Courts

Mar 25 •

J. Aaron Courts

February 2025

When Ashes Remain

a story by J. Aaron Courts

Feb 24 •

J. Aaron Courts

January 2025

Good Bits are Always Better

a story by J. Aaron Courts

Jan 21 •

J. Aaron Courts

December 2024

This Year in Reading

A review of the books I read in 2024 and a few that you should read in 2025.

Dec 27, 2024 •

J. Aaron Courts

August 2024

a story by J. Aaron Courts

Aug 9, 2024 •

J. Aaron Courts

July 2024

Gleaned from nomads

A Vermont College of Fine Arts first semester experience at their summer residency

Jul 31, 2024 •

J. Aaron Courts

June 2024

Would you like the window?

a story by J. Aaron Courts

Jun 1, 2024 •

J. Aaron Courts

April 2024

Enhancing Storytelling with Audio Performance

Watch now (59 secs) | How The Failing Writers Podcast used their voice talents to transform an early excerpt of my story, Hot Box, into a full-on audio…

Apr 17, 2024 •

J. Aaron Courts

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So, you think you don't like that genre

Five novels from genres you may THINK you don't like, and why you should give these must-reads a try

Apr 5, 2024 •

J. Aaron Courts

March 2024

Maybe I ate it...

A meander through the world and experiences of Hot Box by J. Aaron Courts

Mar 11, 2024 •

J. Aaron Courts

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