Meet JL Stroud, Jr. an aspiring writer who has been writing since the age of 10. His collection of works contains short stories, screenplays and books.

Meet Delores Darling: The character is a lovable but psychotic woman seeking Heaven through bizarre and other deadly good deeds. The 'real' person is Jimmy's inspiration for sordid tales, a person full of the 'fun' of life and writing her own follow up to the book Delores Darling.

The Book Delores Darling is a collection of bizarre-crime stories set in Atlanta before the Olympics. It features a lovable but psychotic woman seeking Heaven through bizarre and often deadly good deeds. Some stores included are:

AN EXCUSE FOR LIVING
Can a single unwed mother raise a dead baby and still live a normal life? Introducing Delores Darling...

THE SURVIVAL HABIT
Can Delores help a squirrel find true love before a group of heavily armed hippies murder her in the woods?

SEX IN 3 EASY LESSONS
So what if the stalker wants Delores dead? All she wants is one night...

If you like bizarre fictional stories it is a book you will enjoy! If you visit the web site you will be able to get a taste of what you will find in the book. Jimmy has provided you with a sample of the book.

I found it well written and enjoyable. A book that does what a fictional book should do, give you entertainment. Jimmy tends to feel his book is more on the same lines more or less as the movie Pulp Fiction. My impression from seeing his web site and reading the provided section of the book is more towards a bizarre(?) La Femme Nikita.

The web site that started as a place for Jimmy to post his stories and now has become a site to promote his book. It gives the viewer visionary impression of the book and the main character. It is up beat and positive. Upon entering the site you enter the fictional world of the Delores Darling. The site is broken down into sections for fan mail, excerpts of the book, an interview, photos and even a section dedicated to a possible movie. To some this may seem too bold, I say, the first realization of a dream is admitting the dream.

Jimmy is an intelligent, talented writer who well deserves checking out. I personally like the work he has done not only on the book but the web site.

Jimmy Stroud Jr.

Delores Darling Web site

Photos provided by Jimmy Stroud Jr.

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