In my defense, I don’t go around performing old dances, I simply got lost in the heat of the moment.

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James Robinson Jr.
James Robinson Jr.

James Robinson, Jr. is an award-winning author who has written 9 books in both the fiction and non-fiction genres. His first book, Fighting the Effects of Gravity: A Bittersweet Journey Into Middle Life, is an Indie Award winner for nonfiction. His first foray into fiction, Book of Samuel, was a Readers’ Favorite Award Winner. His 6th composition—Jay Got Married—is a collection of 9 humorous, satirical essays which often speak to ironies and inconsistencies of life. Jay Got Married is not just the title of the book but the lead essay of the same title and an amusing look at love and marriage in the year 2020. His book, Old Age Sucks, could be considered a follow-up to his first treatise, Fighting the Effects of Gravity. Mr. Robinson’s current literary entry, released January 16 of 2023 and titled I Injured My Foot Doing the Mashed Potato or…I Should Have Stuck with the Twist, consists of 25 humorous essays covering such diverse topics as: How I injured my foot attempting an old dance after watching a Family Feud episode, Bat Lives Matter, Finding Bigfoot, and The Conn (as in Star Trek). Mr. Robinson hit the ground running with his writing career at age 45 when the Effects of Gravity kicked in and his children began to mature, affording him the time to write. It was also then that he began to home in on his sardonic wit. Mr. Robinson resides in Pittsburgh, PA with his wife of 46 years. He is the father of three daughters ages 42, 43 and 45 and the proud grandfather of seven. 

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Death of a Shrinking Violet: Nice Guys Finish First

Don’t be put off by the title. Death of A Shrinking Violet: Nice Guys Finish First consists of 16 humorous essays, my thoughts and experiences, and my views on the eccentricities of life. From the person who has that inexplicable habit of going without a coat in the winter I just have to shake my head and wonder--“Where’s Your Coat?” To the...

I Injured My Foot Doing the Mashed Potato: Or...I Should Have Stuck With the Twist

In my defense, I don’t go around performing old dances, I simply got lost in the heat of the moment.
A fan of YouTube videos and of the game show
Family Feud hosted by Steve Harvey, I was taken back to an airing of an episode when a contestant mentioned that she was a connoisseur of the Mashed Potato dance.
So, after an invitation from Steve, she...

Old Age Sucks

At the age of 45, I began writing about life through the eyes of a middle ager. The book, entitled, Fighting the Effects of Gravity: A Bittersweet Journey into Middle Life outlined the foibles of living in the middle stages of ones existence. Gravity discusses such topics as presbyopia (the need for bifocals), mid-life sex, and a butt that has...

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