Author Archives: Jan C. Johnson

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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.

Every Other Generation

Posted on September 24, 2010 by Jan C. Johnson

(A quick note to the Company Girls: All three segments of “Sparks” are posted; you can find them by searching for Sparks to the right.) October, early 1960s: The Perfectionist. Five-year-old Janice regards the big sheet of paper taped to … Continue reading →

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Intervals

Posted on September 22, 2010 by Jan C. Johnson

I have been so busy in the last couple of months that it’s been hard to find time to eat and sleep properly. Exercise totally goes by the wayside — not good! Brent, on the other hand, always remembers that … Continue reading →

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Animal Magnetism

Posted on September 20, 2010 by Jan C. Johnson

It hardly seems fair. In fact, it must be some nefarious plot. Everyone in my family sees more interesting stuff while cycling out on the road than I do. Now, I’m no randonneur, but at least I put in anywhere … Continue reading →

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“Sparks” (Part 3)

Posted on September 17, 2010 by Jan C. Johnson

by Janice C. Johnson Here is the third and concluding installment of my 2008-2009 UTA Undergraduate Creative Writing Contest entry. See this week’s previous posts (Sept. 13 and 15) for Parts 1 and 2. In Part 2, we learned that … Continue reading →

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“Sparks” (Part 2)

Posted on September 15, 2010 by Jan C. Johnson

by Janice C. Johnson Here is the second installment of my 2008-2009 UTA Undergraduate Creative Writing Contest entry. See the previous post for Part 1, in which we left Bob handing out the latest radio dispatch to his shipmates aboard … Continue reading →

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“Sparks” (Part 1)

Posted on September 13, 2010 by Jan C. Johnson

by Janice C. Johnson – This essay was my entry in the University of Texas at Arlington English Department’s 2008-2009 Undergraduate Creative Writing Contest, where it won 1st place in Creative Non-Fiction. I post the piece (in three installments), based … Continue reading →

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