The first chapter of my novel-in-progress BLOOD KIN received an honorable mention in the 2024 Chapter One Prize of the Gutsy Great Novelist Contest. The chapter was ONE of THE TOP 10 entries in a...
https://loridjohnson.blogspot.com/2024/04/an-honorable-mention.html
Recently, I turned some of the research I've collected on my family's history into an article. The article, "Tracing My Black Roots In Old Whitehaven" appears in the AUGUST 11, 2023 issue of ...
https://loridjohnson.blogspot.com/2023/09/my-familys-history-in-old-whitehaven.html
Sometimes mere words aren't enough. After I finished writing "Hattie Mae's Harvest" an essay that appears in the most recent issue of Midnight and Indigo, I was inspired to create an accompan...
I'm still marveling that my research on the JOHNSON SUB community in MEMPHIS, TN played a role in making this happen. Wish I could have been there, but from all reports, the event was a sm...
https://loridjohnson.blogspot.com/2022/09/the-brooks-avenue-school-reunion-august.html
>> CALHOUN COUNTY, MS Have you ever heard of Fr...
https://loridjohnson.blogspot.com/2022/06/my-connection-to-two-freedmen.html
The following is an excerpt from a FB post I shared not too long ago. For me, reading THAT LONELY SPELL (BY FRANCES PARK) was like that point in a phone conversation with an old friend when...
https://loridjohnson.blogspot.com/2022/05/book-notes-that-lonely-spell-by-frances.html
My apologizes for being so lax when it comes to adding new blog posts or sharing news about my latest publications. In some respects, my life these days resembles one huge juggling act with...
https://loridjohnson.blogspot.com/2021/10/pub-drop-long-overdue-update.html
I was hoping Nomadland would win for Best Picture. The fact that it was based on a non-fiction title was a nice surprise (yes, another must-read for my collection) and probably accounted for it...
https://loridjohnson.blogspot.com/2021/05/nomadland-for-win.html
Anyone else remember “BLACK ISSUES BOOK REVIEW?” I ran across this issue while decluttering last week. In a number of ways, this particular issue--with KANYE and his mom, DR. DONDA WEST on ...
https://loridjohnson.blogspot.com/2021/04/a-decluttering-find-black-issues-book.html
For those who’ve enjoyed my brand of humor in the past, the following is a link to a somewhat humorous girl-meets-boy tale called “Still My Baby.” You can find my story in a special BIO...
https://loridjohnson.blogspot.com/2021/02/new-fiction-still-my-baby-by-lori-d.html
If you are in need of a last minute Christmas or Kwanzaa gift or just want a little something for yourself, I invite you to consider ordering the latest copy of Midnight & Indigo:Celebrating Bl...
https://loridjohnson.blogspot.com/2020/12/tis-season-to-share-gift-ideas-reading.html
Not long ago, I shared the following on Facebook . . . Rutting Season? (Is that sorta like Cuffing Season?) How many of you know anything about “rutting season”? I’d never heard the...
https://loridjohnson.blogspot.com/2020/11/the-buck-stops-here.html
No, I wasn't in a movie. And while I'd love to announce that something I've written has been optioned for a film, that's not the case either. 😊 But not long ago, ARKANA JOURNAL invited ...
https://loridjohnson.blogspot.com/2020/11/lights-camera-action.html
My essay, "The Trees of Mississippi: A Strange and Bitter Crop" appears in the latest issue of Arkana: A literary journal of mysteries and marginalized voices (Issue #8 / April 28, 2020) . ...
https://loridjohnson.blogspot.com/2020/05/another-nice-surprise-publication-wise.html
Yes, it's true. My essay "A Lesson In Failure" was selected for another book in the CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE SOUL series. Look for copies of THE MAGIC OF MOMS at your local Target, Wal-mart, Bar...
https://loridjohnson.blogspot.com/2020/04/the-second-time-around-for-lesson-in.html
Yes, my essay "Loss Of Contact" won 3rd Place in the CWC NONFICTION CONTEST FOR 2020! (CWC = Charlotte Writers' Club) The contest judge, CHARLES ISRAEL, JR. (a writing instructor at Queens ...
https://loridjohnson.blogspot.com/2020/03/and-third-place-award-goes-to.html
A few followers of my blog might remember how much I enjoyed coming up with lists for the now defunct Thursday Thirteen meme. Whenever I could, I tried to inject a bit of humor into my lists. ...
https://loridjohnson.blogspot.com/2019/12/for-love-of-lists-and-laughs.html
Recently, I shared the following on my Facebook Page Okay, so I have a problem I’d like to share in hopes that some kind soul can offer a solution. For the past several days, I’ve been st...
https://loridjohnson.blogspot.com/2019/06/fighting-battles.html
I'M A WINNER (1 of 3 actually) For those who enjoy my fiction, I’m proud to announce that the first chapter of my unpublished novel --A LITTLE LIGHT--was selected as one of the winners in...
https://loridjohnson.blogspot.com/2019/05/a-little-light-1-of-3-winners-in-1st.html
Any fans and/or readers of CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE SOUL out there? If so, I invite you to check out my essay “A Lesson In Failure” in their newly released CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE SOUL: ...
https://loridjohnson.blogspot.com/2018/11/more-new-work-lesson-in-failure-by-lori.html
In an essay that appears in Chapter 16, I wrote about the scrapbook I inherited from my grandmother. Some of her interests truly surprised me. Yes, that's the actual cover in the pic below....
https://loridjohnson.blogspot.com/2018/08/my-madears-scrapbook.html
I know it's been a while since I touched base here. All I can say is, several years ago, social media’s rise in popularity blew in like a hurricane and left the blogging world in pieces. Like...
Forgive me for taking SO LONG to post this 2nd excerpt of my short story "SUNDAY BEST." These days, I'm much more active on FACEBOOK, which is where both excerpts have been posted for months ...
https://loridjohnson.blogspot.com/2013/11/2nd-excerpt-of-sunday-best-by-lori-d.html
The following is the first of two excerpts from my short story "Sunday Best." If you'd like to read the full story, please consider ordering the Spring 2013 issue of Black Magnolias: A Literar...
https://loridjohnson.blogspot.com/2013/04/sunday-best-by-lori-d-johnson-short.html
I’m pleased and proud to announce that my short story “SUNDAY BEST” appears in the spring 2013 issue of BLACK MAGNOLIAS: A LITERARYJOURNAL . In addition to my short story, “SUNDAY BEST...
https://loridjohnson.blogspot.com/2013/04/new-work-short-story-in-black-magnolias.html