Curtis Ray Jones

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I have 243 stories published in 7 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 197642 times and 8 of my stories have been cherry picked.
103 of my 654 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 106 votes

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Curtis Ray Jones

I'm a 73-year-old retired factory husband, father of two, grandfather of one. I am an amateur Sci-Fi Fantasy writer and write little poetry too, none of it published, I don't count Publish America, which 'published' my current project, Banished To Earth, in 2004. My only formal education is a creative writing class I had way back in 1970, so I'm kind of out of my depth on this site, but I'm trying to keep up. Love sharing my stuff. Thanks for the opportunity to do so. Ray

My stories

Banished To Earth, Book Two, King Davin (43)

Chapter 70 147 Everything went white. It was as if reality had suddenly crumbled away. Heaviness. But not the strange hulking heaviness of being...

Banished To Earth Book Two, A Dragon King (42)

142 Far below, great swaths of green blanketed shattered houses, vehicles and buildings. Clearly, sadly, much time had passed. ‘Nothing is moving...

Banished To Earth Book Two, A Dragon King? (41)

Chapter 69 141 The Urgis looked down from high above Earth’s atmosphere. Fev snorted, assessed and made his determination. Stayner remained their...

Banished To Earth Book Two, A Dragon King? (40)

Chapter 68 138 The search for Stayner suddenly felt hollow, pointless. Killing him was serving them. Ruling this planet was also serving them. He was...

Banished To Earth Book Two, A Dragon King? (39)

133 Banished To Earth, A Dragon King? Chapter 67 Several days before Davin escaped from Chase and reunited with Pry, Chase and Mabel stepped out of a...

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103 of my comments have received 106 Great Feedback votes

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new circle new victim

Posted on Tue, 14 Jul 2026

Once touched by evil, forever stained and claimed by it, bleak ending, would love to read more of your rich foray into darkness. Not going to make suggestions, this your piece, the product not only of your reading , but your past.

   Just...

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Posted in Prophesy: The Immortal Witch (30)

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I am so sorry

Posted on Sat, 20 Jun 2026

No words can really help, I don't really know you, but my heart goes out to you, if that helps. Your pain, fear, and your struggle will be yours to go through, experience and endure. My prayers are with you and all my care. Just know you are...

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terrible news

Posted on Fri, 08 May 2026

I am shocked and saddened and so sorry. You are in my prayers. Please do not feel obligated to read or respond to my stuff, just get better and get all the rest and treatment you need. But if anything I can share with you offer you some small...

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Posted in Lung Biopsy Result

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Trapped

Posted on Wed, 15 Jul 2026

Trapped in an infinity box, or a hologram, or alternate universe constantly eternally self correcting, chilling psychological experiment, her ability to notice remember and catalogue every miniscule detail says a lot about her mental state, this...

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Posted in Re∆ision (3)

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Intriguing premise

Posted on Tue, 14 Jul 2026

Not sure which character is 'off' the precision people or the detail collector, super subtle bloodless horror, heading somewhere unsettling, even more unsettlng as this 'body snatcher' universe Noreen finds herself trapped in, looking forward to...

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Sorry, my goof skipped this chapter by accident sorry

Posted on Tue, 14 Jul 2026

I love happy endings, crows maintaining cosmic balance, seems his allies were right there with him all along. So off to a Haunted Church, I assume it wont be the Holy Spirit. Great read, great ending loved it Ray.

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One thing about dogs

Posted on Mon, 13 Jul 2026

they are never moody always overjoyed to see you and overflowing with gratitude, unlike people that change and grow bitter over nothing, hold grudges judge and demand. Dogs do live up to the old adage 'mans best friend'. Sad sweet simple poem , '...

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Posted in Dog Days

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Something tells me he never truly escaped

Posted on Thu, 10 Feb 2022

Afterwards still surrounded, dark illusion of escape or had he always been a key part in a greater mystery, witness, he clearly serves a purpose, Satan likes women, who knew, no if he could breed he certainly would, albeit with foolish women...

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Ominous and Intriguing

Posted on Wed, 09 Feb 2022

Not sure what she is, but it being an H.P. Lovecraft homage, can't possibly end well, your descriptions paint a subtle sense of threat, that manages to comfort and seduce, or like a paper thin blade the enters the flesh painlessly but exits with...

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Posted in The Enchantress of Avalon (Part One of Two)

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Bam there it is

Posted on Fri, 10 Jul 2026

Irony, the very place and victims that was supposed to feed her, add more stolen time to her horrid miserable existence became her Waterloo, her ultimate undoing- just and brutal and deeply satisfying. Is this end or is there an epilogue, guess...

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Posted in Prophesy: The Immortal Witch (28)

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