J.R. Helton

Publications

Below The Line, a memoir on the film business, Last Gasp Books, 2000. Cover painting by the artist R. Crumb and an introduction by film director Terry Zwigoff.

Man and Beast, a memoir on animal rescue, 2001.

Read a review of Man and Beast in Texas Books In Review.

"Things Are Different Down in Texas..." Selected works of J.R. Helton, 13th Note Edition, 2011(French translation by Nicolas Richard).

"Pat and Corky"( French translation) short story/excerpt from the novel "Drugs." American Authors Anthology, 13th Note Editions, 2010.

"John Lennon is Dead and It Really Bothers Me" July 2006, The Sun.

"The Apology" a short story, May 2007, The Sun.

"About Three Years Ago,"a short story, The Missouri Review, 1983. Pushcart Prize, Honorable Mention. 

"The Saddest Thing I Ever Saw" Mineshaft Magazine Issue #19, February 2007, (Click for audio version).

"Pat and Corky" short story/ excerpt from the novel "Drugs," Mineshaft Magazine, February 2008, Issue #21.

"Finding the Cure for Cancer" short story, The Loose Canon, Issue #1, 2009.

"Halloween" short story, Savage Kick #5, 2010

"The Good Stuff" short story/excerpt from "Drugs"