Senseless and Sensitivity

About the Book

Senseless and Sensitivity is the graphic and emotional story of a talented actor-poet, who adopted a gay lifestyle and died at age 29 from self-destructive habits.

His poetry and journals reveal his life struggle to balance his noble ambitions and qualities against his demons.

His father provides a biographical framework, and describes coping with his son's last illness, and finding a path through grief and guilt to healing.

What is the best general relationship between parents and their adult children?

About the Author

The principal author, Robert Charles Jones (1968?1998), was an actor, who eventually went on a nationwide tour, and a poetry lover. He was a valedictorian in high school and a theatre-performance graduate of the University of Missouri.

Bartlett C. Jones is a retired professor and author.