“Jones in Mexico Unfinished Novella”

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Williams, Joy, ““Jones in Mexico Unfinished Novella””, Not published, Not dated, Joy Williams: Honored Guest, accessed February 12, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.wustl.edu/s/joy-williams/item/1156

Title: “Jones in Mexico Unfinished Novella”
Description: Cover of the storage box and first six pages of the typescript for an unfinished novella; Williams short stories “Taking Care” and “Bromeliad” follow a preacher named Jones to Mexico. She later attempted a novella but abandoned it. The typescript in total is 100+ pages.
Creator: Williams, Joy
Date: Not dated
Subject: Williams, Joy, 1944-
Publisher: Not published
Source: Joy Williams Papers
Box 27.2 Folder 5
Type: Manuscript
Format: Paper, 8.5x11 in.; JPEG, 400 ppi
Rights: http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/
Identifier: mss158-03_12-27_2-05-001; mss158-03_12-27_2-05-002; mss158-03_12-27_2-05-003; mss158-03_12-27_2-05-004; mss158-03_12-27_2-05-005; mss158-03_12-27_2-05-006; mss158-03_12-27_2-05-007
Language: English
Relation: Williams also attempted to turn "Taking Care" into a novella, featuring Jones the Preacher as well, and we have a draft of that in the Joy Williams Papers, Box 21.2, Folder 1.

Item sets: Joy Williams: Honored Guest

Site pages: Jones in Mexico

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