Pauline Baird Jones

  • My Blooming Short Stories

    It is funny how things tend to go full circle, or at least they wend their back around in my life. At least that is how it was with my blooming (used for emphasis, not because my short stories are flowers) short stories.  When I first attempted to begin to write, I started with short…

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    New Orleans is about the Jazz…

    One of the things I loved about living in New Orleans was the music. Everywhere we went, there was amazing music, even just walking down the street. Growing up in Wyoming did not give me a big background in jazz music, so New Orleans wasn’t just eye-opening to me, but ear-opening as well.  Did you…

  • New Orleans Helped Me Find My Inner Crazy

    I’ve been playing around with travel posters (I got the idea from NASA), though this week’s “tour” is a real place. We lived in New Orleans for 18 years. That is the longest place I’ve lived anywhere other than where I grew up (which is a tie, since I went to college at 18). New…

  • Remind Me Why DEAD SPACES Happened?

    We write books for lots of reasons. Usually, there isn’t one “this is why I wrote this book.” Which is why I have, and like, this feature. I’m curious why authors write the books they write. And believe it or not, I’m curious why I wrote a particular book. (You’d think I’d know, wouldn’t you?)…

  • A Peek Behind RELATIVELY RISKY

    As I release the fourth installment in my Big Uneasy series, I thought it would be fun to look back at the other installments in the series, and how it came to be… Eleven years ago—and after 18 years there—the hubs and I left the Big Easy, courtesy of a company transfer.  The thing about New Orleans,…

  • It’s Never Easy: Louisiana Lagniappe Releasing!

    You might be wondering why you didn’t know this book was releasing. The short answer is (always): Life Happens. And it happened to me. A lot. Some quick facts about Louisiana Lagniappe: It was supposed to be a novel, but it’s not. It’s a novella. (see above) It was supposed to release in Sept, but Embrace the…

  • A Foot in the Past

    Do you ever look at a photo and wish you could do a Mary Poppins and pop into the picture for a visit? I’d love to do that with this photo. I’ve always been drawn the villages built of stone and that are venerable with age, places filled with the ghosts of people who used…

  • #AugustAudio: Family Treed

    Well, we’re over halfway through #AugustAudio! If you haven’t tried an audio book, or even if you have, be sure to check out the hashtag #AugustAudio to score some free audio books. This week, I’m sharing a short one. “Family Treed” is the short story between Relatively Risky and Dead Spaces. If you’re not sure…

  • Sneaking a Peek at SUCKER PUNCH

    They survived Hurricane Wu Tamika Felipe (WTF) but can they survive what comes after? Hurricane Wu Tamika Felipe has moved north. Yeah, the storm almost killed Detective Violet Baker, but it also blew some romance her way. Her uptight partner, Dzholh “Joe” Ban!drn actually kissed her. But there’s no time for any follow-up kissing, much to Vi’s…

  • Why I Wrote Sucker Punch

    Welcome to blog post 600 (six hundred!!!) on my blog! I can’t believe it! I looked it up and I’ve been blogging here for five years (I hit the mark in April and didn’t notice). I’d have a party, but I’m already celebrating over at Smart Girls Love SF (their five year anniversary) and excited…