Monthly Archives: February 2016

Book signing angst

Posted on February 27, 2016 by Jerry Johnson

In the entire world there are only 19 writers of creative non-fiction whose primary income is royalties from sales of their books, and I am not one of them. Book signing angst Book signings tie me up in knots. Not … Continue reading →

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Hush

Posted on February 16, 2016 by Jerry Johnson

  There is a way that nature speaks, that land speaks. Most of the time we are simply not patient enough, quiet enough, to pay attention to the story.           – Linda K. Hogan (b. 1947), … Continue reading →

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Disappointing rejection

Posted on February 9, 2016 by Jerry Johnson

This Valorcat on the other hand is the best idea yet! I can see one or two minor problems, however. Disappointing rejection I regret to report that my proposal to develop a bio-engineered apex predator to control the populations of … Continue reading →

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Valorcats

Posted on February 8, 2016 by Jerry Johnson

 …our goal as scientists working in this field is not to create monsters or to induce ecological catastrophe but to restore interactions between species and preserve biodiversity.   — from How to Clone a Mammoth – The Science of De-Extinction … Continue reading →

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Snow trout

Posted on February 5, 2016 by Jerry Johnson

The fish and I were both stunned and disbelieving to find ourselves connected by a line. – from The Armchair Angler by William Humphrey (1924-97), American novelist Fish are, of course, indispensable to the angler. They give him an excuse … Continue reading →

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