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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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DFW to Sky Harbor

Posted on September 8, 2010 by Jan C. Johnson

DFW to Sky Harbor by Janice C. Johnson Voices, noises, choices of drinks. Hurried attendants, the insistent whine of jet engines and cranky toddlers. A family starts their vacation, the kids oscillating with excitement. A man checks sales figures on … Continue reading →

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Getting Dis- “orientated”

Posted on September 6, 2010 by Jan C. Johnson

When I launched this blog, I mentioned something about letting you eavesdrop as I puzzle over things. Well… this is one of those “things.” Most of the time I use prefixes and suffixes without thinking about them. After all, these … Continue reading →

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