Back in the Day

Bay Area Blues, Book 2

By: Katrina Jackson

Narrated by: Jakobi Diem

2010 - Helping pack up his childhood home was going much easier than Amir expected. The only sticking point is the record collection his father Alonzo refuses to put in storage. When Amir asked his father why he needs to keep all those records with him, Alonzo offers to tell him a story instead.

Monterey Pop Festival - In 1967, Alonzo was a baby music reporter at the Village Voice on his first big assignment. By his side is photographer Ada Carr who is all brown skin, big afro, and sharp tongue. He should be worried about his story, but all he can think about is the way Ada looks dancing to the music in the dusk, the stage lights illuminating her form. He knows love when he sees, or better yet hears, it.

Over the course of two weekends, over 40 years apart, Alonzo imparts a soundtrack of love and life to Amir that bridges the past and present and they both learn how to say goodbye.

Content warnings: Parental death, grief, and recreational drug use.

©2021 Katrina Jackson (P)2022 Katrina Jackson

Beautiful....

told story. I love that the sex scenes weren't an over kill. They were just right. I could hear each song that was mentioned. I love the line from Alonzo ”we weren't always your parents, ” Amen! We seem to forget that the same passion that magnetize us to another, our parents/grandparents have experienced once before too..

Perfection 🤌🏾

This story gave everything it needed to give. Kudos to the author for the skill to pen such a dynamic and engaging story in the space of a novella. Ten Stars ⭐️

😍😍😍

Such a beautiful story…tender and heartwarming, but still sexy in a way that shouldn’t have surprised me coming from this author, but did! 10/10, will definitely read again!

let's go back

I love everything about this book. what a beautiful love story. The narration was nothing less than stellar. Well done..

This was really good

I love the way this was written. It was a love story but also a. story about a son with an aging father. This was just beautifully done.