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"Quips and Salsa"
by Jase Graves

email: susanjase@sbcglobal.net
Jase Graves
Congratulations!

On June 9, 2018, Jase Graves received his second award for humor writing from the National Society of Newspaper Columnists at the annual convention in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Also in June, he received a first-place plaque from the Texas Press Association for his humor writing for the Kilgore News Herald.

Columns

  • A Tale of Tunes, a Ticket, and Traffic Law 2-25-19
  • Curl up and Diet 2-11-19
  • Once Upon a Display Mattress 1-24-19
  • Breaking News-and Wind 1-11-19
  • 2018: The Year in Askew 1-10-19
  • Have Yourself a Merry Little . . . Hedgehog 12-15-18
  • Pierced Fears: Adventures in Body Modification 12-3-18
  • Watch for Falling Fall Fests 11-15-18
  • Friday Night Lite: Adventures in Accidental Fandom 10-16-18
  • A Victim's Guide to Swimming Pool Ownership 9-15-18
  • Dolphins and Fireworks and Toto-Oh My! 8-15-18
  • Silly Chili, "Graet" Ice Cream, and a Texan in the Queen City 7-15-18
  • Dance Like Your Dad's Not Watching 6-15-18
  • Defenseless Driving 5-15-18
  • Spring Break, or Bust 4-15-18
  • Making Concessions-one nacho at a time 3-15-18
  • How to Survive a Southern Snowpocalypse 2-15-18
  • A Date at DFW 1-15-17
  • Christmas Crackers 12-15-17
  • Lost at Lost Pines 11-15-17
  • The S'more the Merrier 10-15-17
  • Drive-by Safari 9-16-17
  • Buc-ee's for Beginners 8-15-17
  • Out of My Shell at South Padre 7-15-17
  • Saddle Sore at South Padre 6-15-17
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    Biography

    Jason (Jase) Graves is an award winning columnist (National Society of Newspaper Columnists 2017) and a regular contributor to the Erma Bombeck Writer's Workshop, which named him Humor Writer of the Month for June 2017. He writes a regular column for The Kilgore News Herald and blogs for The Longview News Journal. He is a married father of three daughters and writes about home and family issues from a humorous perspective in his personal blog, "What's Wrong With Daddy?" Other than writing, his primary hobby is sleeping as late as possible.

    - June 15, 2017
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