About Jan C. Johnson
Welcome! If you like food, reading, laughing over life's little disasters, and maybe thinking about the bigger things of life, you have come to the right place. Besides blogging, I write humorous fiction, though real life tends to leave fictional humor in the shade. But I'm not a total goofball.
No, really. I've also written a most riveting memoir--not mine, which would be boring, but rather the life story of an obscure pastor in Liberia, West Africa. His hair-raising memories of the Liberian Civil War years make for some suspenseful reading! Discover more under the "My Books" tab.
I live in North Texas with my husband, Brent. We enjoy bicycling, Mexican food, and traveling to visit our kids and grandkids.
Last week, Brent pulled this broken juice glass from the cabinet. Neither of us remembered putting a broken glass into the cabinet, which gave rise to questions like, How did it break? When did it break? I recalled, early in … Continue reading →
Last week — May 5, to be exact — I flew to the Seattle area for some weekend Grandma time. Here are a few notable things I remember from my trip. The dyslexic vending machine at the airport: I inserted … Continue reading →
Posted in I Remember When... (my OWN stories)
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Tagged Caesar wrap, cinco de mayo, German Lopez, grandchildren, grandparenting, humor, Janice C Johnson, lighthouse, Pacific Northwest, PNW, travel, vending machines
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My new car betrayed me. My previous crossover, “Reveille,” had a hard drive where I could store music from my CDs. So when the time came to replace Reveille, I got the new version of the Very Same Car. Oh … Continue reading →
Posted in I Remember When... (my OWN stories)
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Tagged car, driving, humor, iPod, iPod Nano, iTunes, Janice C Johnson, music, road music, road trip, tech challenged, technology
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Hello, friends! It’s good to be back at my blog after a month in Fiction Jail. I think my Cell mate main character needed a break from me, just like I was starting to need a break from her. Just … Continue reading →
Well, I’m almost out of “Fiction Jail” (or more precisely, “Camp NaNoWriMo”) and here is the promised update on my project. Have I achieved my goal of drafting all the remaining pivotal scenes? No. Have I written more than I could … Continue reading →
It was an ordinary first day of a creative writing class at UT Arlington. The instructor had us take turns introducing ourselves, and I was about fifth or sixth. I’d gotten through my major, the town where I lived, number … Continue reading →
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Tagged achievement, adult, adulthood, advice, birthday, choices, Hugh Pham, Janice C Johnson, kindness, lifestyles, selfish, success, wisdom
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