Category Archives: Everybody Has a Story

Why You Need To Hold The Sauce: A Guest Post

Posted on May 5, 2021 by Jan C. Johnson

Today’s guest post appears courtesy of Kelsey Gillespy, my longtime critique partner and beloved friend. (When we became outnumbered by her children, the critique sort of took a back seat… but the friendship never did.) You’ll love her, too! See … Continue reading →

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Guest Post: William Patrick

Posted on March 20, 2020 by Jan C. Johnson

Let’s Rise to the Challenge of Decency This column by William Patrick first appeared in the Palestine [Texas] Herald-Press on March 18, 2020. I’m sharing it with the kind permission of Mr. Patrick and the Herald-Press. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Americans have a … Continue reading →

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What IS This, Anyway?

Posted on January 18, 2019 by Jan C. Johnson

When I saw this… thing… in an antique store, it stopped me in my tracks. Normally, a large ceramic figure that’s really a two-part container functions as a cookie jar. But… First, cookie jars don’t come with salt and pepper … Continue reading →

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“Dear Texas…” – A Guest Post

Posted on May 29, 2018 by Jan C. Johnson

Why should I whine about the sudden summer heat around here, when my friend Misty Ansted has already said it so well? With her kind permission, I present her open letter (which first appeared on her Facebook timeline over Memorial … Continue reading →

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Squirrel Stuff!

Posted on April 24, 2018 by Jan C. Johnson

I love to laugh. You know that, and I know that. What I don’t know is how I came across this website in the first place. It was years ago, after my parents finally moved to a small house on … Continue reading →

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Liberia Report: From War to Peace

Posted on March 23, 2018 by Jan C. Johnson

  Benjamin Somah walked into Monrovia’s Peace Cafe, where our freshly arrived team sat with a few local contacts, enjoying some coffee and Internet time. Our friends knew this local craftsman, so we checked out his artwork.   We already … Continue reading →

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