Author Archives: Jerry Johnson

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About Jerry Johnson

Retired journalist and college public relations director. Former teacher, coach, mentor. Novelist and short story writer.

Canadian insurgency

Posted on June 10, 2017 by Jerry Johnson

Botanists tell us that Canada Thistle (cirsium arvense) did not actually come from Canada; it originated somewhere in southeastern Europe or southwestern Asia. Personally I suspect, with no basis in fact or research, that it was bio-engineered by 13th century … Continue reading →

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Ironwood revenge

Posted on June 2, 2017 by Jerry Johnson

Ironwood revenge Evening walks are not so easy or so spirit-soothing these days on unsteady legs that caution “slowly” for fear of tumbling down the face of the limestone bluff that plunges into Trout River Valley several hundred tree-stump-studded and … Continue reading →

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Flowers and weeds

Posted on June 1, 2017 by Jerry Johnson

The household lawn with its decorative gardens of flowers/weeds is a bitterly contested battlefield in the war between the sexes, and while the male invader with his mechanized equipment and chemical weapons may seem to have the advantage in each … Continue reading →

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The nursery is off limits

Posted on May 24, 2017 by Jerry Johnson

…this wonderful encounter with a small miracle, this tiny fawn in the hayfield, lifted my spirits and gave me renewed hope that a mad, mad world may yet come to its senses and brighter days are ahead. The nursery is … Continue reading →

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100th Meridian

Posted on May 21, 2017 by Jerry Johnson

100th Meridian On November days wandering near the 100th Meridian (fabled barrier to rainfall in the Great American Desert), the tail end of the grouse season when birds are flighty, or midway through deer season when heart-stopper bucks are wise … Continue reading →

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A simpler time of life

Posted on May 3, 2017 by Jerry Johnson

A harder task will be halting those fantasy purchases – buying things we need for the grand adventures that we know will come our way… someday. The first of the twelve steps in the cure, gentlemen, is to accept that … Continue reading →

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Bird hunters’ camp

Posted on April 27, 2017 by Jerry Johnson

The rip-rumble of the tent flap’s zipper sets the dogs whining in their travel crates. They’ve been awake, stretching and yawning, for ten minutes or more, ever since the creak and thump of my cot-flip interrupted their sweet and untroubled … Continue reading →

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Tombstones

Posted on April 26, 2017 by Jerry Johnson

You cannot read without a tug at your heartstrings an inscription that honors and mourns a Beloved daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother, and friend. Or the grave marker of a war veteran who Gave his life so that others might … Continue reading →

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Filling the gaps

Posted on April 15, 2017 by Jerry Johnson

Some of these failed transplants are third, fourth or even fifth attempts because I am sure that eventually one will take hold and grow to full maturity. As the Roman scholar Persius assured us, “Vincit qui patitur.” (He conquers who … Continue reading →

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Ten paces, turn, and fire

Posted on March 27, 2017 by Jerry Johnson

Dueling may not be the perfect solution, but why not give it a try? We are killing about 25 people each day with handguns anyway, so why not structure, regulate and conduct all that mayhem and slaughter in a way … Continue reading →

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