Welcome to the author home page for C.J.S. Hayward (Jonathan Hayward). Many of the creative works first seen on Jonathan's Corner are now available in print. Please look around; there is a lot to read, and now there are attractive hardcover books you can curl up with!
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The Christmas Tales
This is a look at Eastern Orthodoxy, creatively explained, much like The Steel Orb. It includes several short works and then the stories shared by fellow parishioners celebrating the Feast of the Nativity. Read more...
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A Cord of Seven Strands
This is a collection of some of C.J.S. Hayward's earliest creations. It includes some of the oldest work on this site, along with a first novel exploring what friendship means. Read more...
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Firestorm 2034
This is a look at some of the issues and experiences surrounding "profound giftedness." It includes several related short works, and a science fiction novella about a medieval traveller transported to our near future and causing some slight degree of chaos. Read more...
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Hayward's Unabridged Dictionary
A work that treats culture as technical people may view it; includes creative work ranging from very short to a relatively long dictionary (satire) in the tradition of Ambrose Bierce. Read more...
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The Sign of the Grail
This is a collection of much of C.J.S. Hayward's newer spiritual literature, meant to provide various encounters with Eastern Orthodoxy. It includes several shorter works and the tale of a spiritual awakening beginning with a young man's discovery of a book of legends. Read more...
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The Steel Orb
A collection of creative writing exploring life and Orthodoxy, much like The Christmas Tales. It is a collection of short works plus a fantasy novella with a setting based on the patristic Greek East instead of the medieval Latin West. Read more...
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Yonder
This is a look at men, women, and the life of the world we share. It includes several pieces related to conservative approaches and feminist questions, before a challenging Socratic dialogue in a science fiction world where our ways of living are unknown. Read more...
Buy it! ($40, ISBN 978-0-6152-0217-4 - 9780615202174)