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I'm a writer in the romantic vein that I use my life experiences in my writing. You'll find me in the pages of my books, from the semi-autobiographical Becoming Angel, the archetypes in Stranger Souls, hero, Messiah, star, drunk, to my adventures in Los Angeles in The Last Stage.
THE LAST STAGE -Michael Gray is an aging professional student looking for a way out of a small town, and away from a girlfriend who increasingly wants more from him. Inspired by friends who tell him he looks like Jim Morrison he sidetracks a band on their road to fame, and together they experience the exhilaration of being a Rock 'n' Roll band on tour, from the long hours, the agents, the travel, the groupies, record company executives and the growing ego of Michael Gray, until they're offered the gig of their Rock 'n' Roll dreams! NOW AVAILABLE! WWW.JYMSBOOKS.COM BUY TODAY & GET 15% DISCOUNT!
As someone who got to know Jim Morrison personally, I like what you're doing.Robert Gover, Author of The $100 Misunderstanding, www.robertgover.com
I just wanted to let you folks know that it is a terrific book, and very well written. If you haven't been prompted to buy it, I'd add my recommendation that you do as well. Very enjoyable. Winona Hansen-Olsen, Literal Translations Magazine
Novelist Jim Cherry gets high marks for clarity--it's immediately obvious that his The Last Stage aims for the transformative Dionysisan magic embodied by Doors singer Jim Morrison...Levi Asher, Editor, litkicks.com
Stranger Souls -Is a fragmentation of a personality, mine. I am the killer, the vampire, the drunk, the lover, the star. As are you. The farther I go inside, the further I reach out. Includes The Softest Metal, Are You Safe?, When The Butterfly Screamed, Gothics, The 10,000th Chimpanzee. 15% OFF if you buy now!
Stranger Souls by Jim Cherry is a collection of short stories that implores the reader that these stories are his or her own. That in fact these words are not Jim's but somehow stolen through the ether and adopted as his own. Jim's use of imagery invokes the reader to think that indeed these weird scenes are their own, told via a third disembodied voice. That somehow this author has crept inside their mind and plastered their experiences to text. It's this type of writing that sets Jim's work apart form others. Michael White, The Doors4Scorpywag, The Doors online fanzine.
Becoming Angel -John Beckett is a man on the run, from himself. He's successfully kept the chaos of his life in check, and like anything with a precarious balance, one variable can throw everything into disarray, the variable John Beckett never counted on; falling in love. 15% OFF if you buy now!
Jim Cherry's Becoming Angel is an absorbing novel of angst, lost love, and hard choices. John Beckett is a man caught between the love of two women, one who ardently pursues him, and one who has spent time in a mental hospital. Anguish, relationships at an emotional crossroad, and life on the edge finally culminate in a life-or-death decision in an emotionally compelling, contemporary character piece. The Midwest Book Review

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My Blog

Leather Pants & Lies: A New Review

Here is a new review by Joe Rossi (www.myspace.com/mjoerossi) titled Leather Pants & Lies, but the Heart of Roch & Roll is Still Beating.Michael Gray is a pioneer of sorts. The fictional Jim Morrison ...
Posted by on Tue, 16 Jun 2009 10:05:00 GMT

My Hollywood Connection

I don't know if I've told this story before. Well, a fleshed out fictionalized version made it to The Last Stage, the story of my Hollywood connection at Paramount.I was going out to L.A., I had my de...
Posted by on Wed, 03 Jun 2009 08:28:00 GMT

Rants, Raves Rock 'n' Roll Interview +Karaoke Video!

In case you didn't get a chance to hear the interview about The Last Stage on The Raves, Rants & Rock 'n' Roll Radio show here's the link: http://www.bigblendmagazine.com/Music-Entertainment/Last-Sta g...
Posted by on Sat, 23 May 2009 12:25:00 GMT

Rants, Raves & Rock 'n' Roll Radio Show

This may be my shortest blog: (no cheering!)I was on Big Blend Magazine's Rants, Raves & Rock 'n' Roll show last night talking about The Last Stage. I'm the first guest on the show & the interview sta...
Posted by on Wed, 20 May 2009 18:59:00 GMT

Star Trek: The Alternate History

Let's start a little controversy. My Star Trek review.The new Star Trek movie was billed as not being your fathers Star Trek, its not. Every generation reinterprets its myths and thats what Paramou...
Posted by on Fri, 15 May 2009 11:05:00 GMT

Jym On The Radio Update

OK, I'm going to be on the radio on the Scott Alan Radio Show in Chicago tomorrow at 10:15 AM, I was supposed to be on at 10:00 but got bumped because Mike North has a new book out & he's going to be ...
Posted by on Thu, 14 May 2009 19:34:00 GMT

On The Radio

Alright! I'm going to be on the radio, not once, but twice in the coming week!The first will be a suburban Chicago area radio show. It's the Scott Alan Radio Show on WJJG AM 1530. I'll be on this Frid...
Posted by on Wed, 13 May 2009 09:08:00 GMT

Getting The Train Back On Track

Hello Everybody!Your friendly correspondent here with news from the literary front. Or perhaps the rear of the front.Radio Shows-The Rants, Raves & Rock 'n' Roll interview has rescheduled (thank you!)...
Posted by on Thu, 07 May 2009 04:45:00 GMT

A Parable of a Mouse

I was sitting at a red light at a rather busy intersection waiting for the light to change. I was staring ahead, hypnotized by the cars zipping by. I noticed something gray scurrying over the gray asp...
Posted by on Wed, 22 Apr 2009 16:25:00 GMT

The On Again, Off Again, On Again Reality Show

I didn't think I was going to hear anything else from the creator of The Write Stuff Reality Show, but I have. & he's assured me, and the cast that the show will go on as promised & air in June as pla...
Posted by on Fri, 10 Apr 2009 04:43:00 GMT