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Mr. J's First Day Here's my novel’s first chapter. Martin Jordanowski (Mr. J) is a new teacher at P.S. 961 and he has little to no idea what he’s in for. Grab a coffee – which you’d have absolutely no time for as a classroom teacher – and read on. See you on the other side… September C H A P T E R  O N E Mr. J The girl shot Martin a smile suggesting a shared secret. “Shay just messin’ with you, Mr. J.” The girl’s voice carried no edge. It was a matter-of-fact observation of t

Exit Tickets Origin Story If I hadn’t been arrested on Valentine’s Day in 2014, you wouldn’t be reading this. There’d be no blog because there’d be no author website because there’d be no book. Not that I want to spoil your reading of my debut novel—I know you’re eager to get your hands on it come November—but that agonizing experience provided me with the time to start scribbling and informed the plot of Exit Tickets . Not, however, while I was in lock-up at the legendary F