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Author Archives: Jerry Johnson
Squirrel hunt
Squirrel hunt The text message from my surrogate niece Heather was a flash of light from the heavens, the swell of the Hallelujah Chorus, the burst of a pheasant taking wing. Her son wants to come to the farm for … Continue reading
Author readings for ‘The Executioner’s Face’
THREE INDEPENDENT book stores will host author reading events for my latest novel, The Executioner’s Face. I invite my readers to attend one of these events. Copies of the book will be on sale at each venue, but there … Continue reading
Rest In Peace, Createspace
Rest In Peace, Createspace TURN ON THE CLUBHOUSE reading lamp. Adjust it just-so and light up the dozens of books in the old rough-cut oaken bookcase. On the third shelf, far right, you may see my eight books: three novels, … Continue reading
Posted in Createspace, Uncategorized
Tagged Createspace, End of Createspace, Self-publishing, Self-publishing tips
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The whirr of homeward bound wings
Bobwhite quail are the most obliging of training birds… after being set free and scattered across the hayfield, they call one another back to the cage in the evening, climb in, settle for the night, and are ready to go … Continue reading
Posted in Bird Dogs, Bird hunting, Dog Training, Hunting, Shooting Sports, Wildlife
Tagged bird dogs, Bobwhite Quail, dog training, Quail callback cage
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Sow’s ear
Like all grandfathers, I felt a bittersweet happiness and satisfaction that afternoon spent with my grandson, caught up in remembrances of times past and surges of nostalgia unexpectedly triggered by a sharing between generations of men, an old man and … Continue reading
The rush to betrayal
It can be argued that this cycle of pageantry is inevitable; if some clever inventor declines to bring his new creation to the attention of the world, someone else will. But I think this concept of “progress” shows a lack … Continue reading
Without tubes and wires
…the best ending would be a sudden heart stoppage when a trio of rooster pheasants or a covey of prairie grouse explodes at my feet as I step in front of my dog Abbey who is locked on point, frozen … Continue reading
Posted in Aging, Bird Dogs, Bird hunting, Friendship, Hunting Memories
Tagged bird hunting, Final Exit, Over the Hill Gang, Without tubes and wires
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Blow ye winds westerly
Weather can be as capricious as a grizzly bear in a foul mood. Blow ye winds westerly An oily boil of a thunderstorm tumbled black and grey from the northwest on a tropical jungle afternoon that had somehow migrated from … Continue reading
Slow burn
Slow burn At the most recent Coot-Together, the twice-a-month gathering of The Over the Hill Gang at a local bar and grill, five of us were telling our best tree-felling stories. You know how those yarns work: we try to … Continue reading
Posted in Conservation, Country Life, Land Ethic, Tree Felling, Woodlands
Tagged Forestry, Tree Burning, Tree Felling, Woodland Conservation
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Second gear
Second gear There are worse things than mowing in second gear. Our North Country farm incudes about four acres of yard (I won’t call it lawn because it’s closer to cow pasture than greensward) that has to be mowed each … Continue reading
Posted in Conservation, Country Life, Land Ethic, Wildlife, Wildlife Habitat
Tagged Conservation, DR Mower, Mowing, wildlife conservation, wildlife habitat
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Dispatches from a Northern Town 