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A colorful illustration of Ganesha, the Hindu elephant-headed god, depicted with a red body, adorned with jewelry and a crown, holding a lotus flower and an axe, sitting on a pink lotus flower.

Tangerine Insomnia: Short non-fiction from spending a week in Morocco one night. Click the pic! Selected Poetry.

Poetry. A textured cover of a magazine or publication featuring the title 'Monstrop' in large cursive font and the subtitle indicating it is from Floyd County. It includes nominated author Tima Poland and is dated Fall 2014, Issue 6.2.

Poetry

Short Fiction: Flesh of my Flesh: A young couple trapped under an avalanche learn about the nature of time.

Maineiac--A Memoir Maineiac--A Memoir
Maineiac--A Memoir
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Anti-romcom about a drug-addled California beach bum who chases a homecoming queen to Maine and becomes a lobsterman.

A California beach bum chases a homecoming queen to Maine and becomes a lobsterman. Preorder Memoir now. (Coming in January).

Poetry. Eclectica Magazine featuring an abstract painting with colorful brushstrokes, black lines, and the title 'Eclectica Magazine' in large yellow and blue letters, along with the subtitle 'Best Poetry' in red, celebrating 20 years online.

Award-Winning Poetry

A digital painting depicts a romantic scene of an astronaut and an alien in space, with stars and a colorful planet in the background. The astronaut is holding the alien's face, and the alien has a futuristic helmet. The scene is titled "The Spectulative Edge" with a date of March 2013.
Book cover titled '2011 Writing from Inlandia' with a landscape illustration of red mountains, black river, and orange foreground.

Whale Songs: Short Fiction about two salmon fisherman who jump ship.

A billboard showing a factory emitting a large plume of white smoke into the air, with the text 'Down in the Dirt' and a subtitle about revealing dirty little secrets.
Car Trouble--A Novel Car Trouble--A Novel
Car Trouble--A Novel
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The odyssey of a Disneyland Goofy who becomes a gun runner.

Circumstances force a Disneyland Goofy into running guns for a terrorist organization. Edgy Fiction. Buy on Amazon

A collage with a painting of a woman's face, showing mountains, trees, and sky as her eyes and forehead. The artwork blends landscape and portrait elements

Beer and Loathing in Aspen: Non-Fiction from the blowing of Hunter S. Thompson’s ashes out of a peyote-fist canon.

Short Fiction: Devil’s Postpile: A fishing trip strains a marriage

A stylized illustration of a poppy flower with the text '#3' over a dark background. The flower is rendered in shades of yellow and orange with blue accents.

Booze, Voodoo, and Ex-Lovers: Short Fiction

A rock-climbing trip becomes a soul-searching debacle

Logo with black text reading "the MEAT FOR TEA CAST" over a stylized illustration of a meat cut and a teacup, with the caption "Meat For Teacast" beneath.

Author Interview

S6 E26 J. Ladd Zorn, Jr - Meat For Teacast - Apple Podcasts

Album cover art for the song 'Brainstorm' by Bass Line Dada. The cover features a person squatting on a stool that replaces their legs, holding a large cup, set against a city skyline background with water at the bottom. The album title and artist name are displayed.

Just the Thing: Listen to music with lyrics inspired by the author’s journey’s by Bass Line Dada

A middle-aged man with curly hair and a beard smiling outdoors near a marina with boats, during sunset.

About the Author

J. Ladd Zorn, Jr. is a one-time Jeopardy winner, Mensa member, former cook, math and science teacher, cook, bouncer, and lobsterman.