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Cathe Jones, (b. 1964) is a published author and former stand-up comedienne. Mrs. Jones also serves as a journalist for Associated Press, and has presented works at international events including South by Southwest in Austin, Texas, at the Royal Shakespeare Academy in London, England, and at Queen's Hyde Park in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Mrs. Jones holds the honor of being the only journalist who has had twelve articles on the craft of writing appear in the National Association of Women Writers Newsletter in 2005.
Cathe stands out as being the first author to publish a grief book specifically written from and for the Atheist perspective. Godless Grief is a series which discusses not only friends and family, but also loss relating to Job, Limb, Divorce, among other highly sensitive topics. Those who have offered contributions to this book include Dr. Richard Dawkins, James Randi, Margaret Downey, and The Australian Atheist Foundation. The book project is nominated for several awards in both writing style and for subject matter.
TimeLine, published through ByShayne, was awarded for its portrayal of child abuse and those who overcome it. Another book, CelebRatties, scheduled for release in 2006, demonstrates the history of rodents in film, television, literature, and video work from the years 1900 to 2005. Mrs. Jones also published eleven chapbooks, including DeepNDarkNBlue, which allowed her the opportunity to tour the United States and Canada by invitation, to read passages. The spoken tours lasted from 1985-1990, and led to radio shows syndicated in California, Illinois, New York, and Florida.
As an Ahmanson Scholar, Cathe Jones created the animated film Revelation/Transition, which received awards from several University Film Festivals for the sensitive, yet demonstrative work relating to death, and family loss. It was the Boston Herald American that launched Cathe's writing career by allowing her to publish essays and poems while she was still a student.
The Las Vegas Quill Keepers, a women's writing group, was founded by Mrs. Jones. The author brings together women who write in several genre's to discuss their work, and to help promote the support of women authors in Southern Nevada. The Quill Keepers were recent presenters at the Vegas Valley Book Festival, and the Las Vegas Writer's Conference. Cathe serves as moderator for all The Quill Keepers events.
As an animal trainer for film and television, Cathe's work is found most recently on Penn and Teller's Bullshit series on Showtime, on CSI: Las Vegas, and in several music videos. As a stand-up comedienne, Mrs. Jones appeared as a regular in the famous Comedy Store in Los Angeles for over ten years. Second City's Los Angeles troup served as home for Cathe's comedy for three years in the early 1990's, until the branch was shut down.
Cathe Jones currently resides in Las Vegas, with husband Mike Jones, the jazz pianist for Penn and Teller's live nightly show. --Mrsjones 06:23, 16 December 2005 (UTC)
