What Survived the Silence is a powerful collection of true stories, dreamscapes, and deeply personal reflections on grief, healing, and the quiet resilience of the human spirit. In this debut memoir, David A. Jones Jr. opens the door to a lifetime of silence and lets the truth speak.
From courtroom battles over emotional neglect to haunting dreams with messages from the beyond, this book navigates love lost, family trauma, and the echoes of lives cut short. Each story is grounded in raw reality ? including the tragic murder of the author's twin brother, the loss of another brother to homelessness, and the emotional survival of the sister who carried them all.
Blending memoir with fiction-inspired storytelling, Jones captures what so many of us live but never name: the pain of absence, the weight of unspoken wounds, and the small, powerful things that manage to survive it all.
Whether you've lost someone, felt unheard, or carried your own silence for too long ? this book is for you.
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What Survived the Silence
By David A. Jones Jr.
Introduction
Some stories come from dreams. Others from memories too sharp to forget. This collection is both ? a mix of haunting visions, family truths, and the resilience found in silence. These are the stories that refused to stay buried. This is what survived.
[What Survived the Silence]
The raw and emotional real-life story of loss, grief, and healing. Told from the perspectives of a brother and sister who survived the death of their beloved brother Corri (a twin killed in a drive-by shooting just before his high school graduation), and another brother Gary, who died alone while searching for his daughter. Includes a powerful dream visitation and a heartfelt message passed on to their mother.
[Retirement Baby]
A sharply detailed, real-life story chronicling the chaotic life of an American expat named Reggie. From cigar lounges and financial missteps to a controversial relationship with a younger Panamanian woman, Reggie's decision to have a 'retirement baby' sparks a cascade of drama, betrayal, and regret. Told with humor, edge, and real-world insight.
[Dead Bed Hot Bed]
In this legal dream-turned-short story, a mysterious attorney explains a strange marital challenge involving intimacy, infidelity, and the haunting consequences of a legal game no one wins. A surreal tale of truth, temptation, and twisted rules.
[The Blue Orb]
A dream-based thriller where the narrator is relentlessly hunted by a humanoid figure with a glowing blue orb for a head. No matter where he hides ? houses, fences, even tricycles ? the being always finds him. An eerie exploration of fear and pursuit.