When I first moved to Los Angeles in 2012, I joined the Hollywood Writers Group that met once a week at the Durant Library on Sunset Boulevard. One of our writers was Jack Clubb, who charmed us all with his realistic stories about the amusing war between the sexes. Even when we worked from prompts he managed to delight us with his bossy women and seemingly henpecked men that came alive under his prolific pen. Jack also attended Librarian John Frank's monthly Open Mic, and performed pieces that had us all chuckling. Now Newman Springs Publishing in Red Bank, New Jersey, has published 25 of these pieces and I was moved to make the following comment on AMAZON to bring attention to this delightful series of mini-dramas.
"Jack Clubb's short stories are all so visual, and with such natural dialogue, they could be mini-plays. In the title story "Insatiable" we are amused by the doting mother whose son is a successful crook and delighted by her hardworking henpecked husband's wry acceptance of her delusions. Jack's views of the dialogues between married couples reminds me of the many James Thurber (king of the ironic twist) pieces in The New Yorker. Makes me wonder if Jack has been published in that magazine - and if not, why not?" Morna Murphy Martell
