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About journojohnson

I qualified as a journalist in 2002 and after a period working as a freelance for Gloucester Media writing advertorials, interviews, articles and press releases I have gone on to write for lots of magazines and newspapers, both local and national. I write regularly for the Writers and Readers magazine but have also written for CPO's Inspire, the New Writer, Classic Ford, and Take a Break's My Favourite Recipes among many others. I published my first full-length historical novel. Waireka in 2018 and my romantic novella, Alpha Male in 2016. Both can be found on Amazon. Please follow the links on my book page.

Pen to Print Article about Waireka

Posted on December 23, 2019 by journojohnson

A very Happy Christmas to all the followers of this my new website. Please view my latest article about my book, Waireka, which is published just this month in the Arts Council magazine, Pen to print. The link is http://www.pentoprint.org/family-history-stories

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The Loss of a Loved one

Posted on December 3, 2019 by journojohnson

The loss of a loved one is always hard to bear whether it be a beloved pet or a family member, although some would say that the two things are interchangeable. The image above shows Zak beside the cactus in … Continue reading →

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Self-partnering

Posted on November 12, 2019 by journojohnson

Self-partnering is the new term for singleness as coined by actress Emma Watson, famous for her role as Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter films. https://ruthclemence.com/2019/11/05/emma-watsons-anxiety-rings-true-in-churches-too/#like-8392 “If you have not built a home, if you do not have a husband, … Continue reading →

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Song writing

Posted on October 22, 2019 by journojohnson

There are many different kinds of writing but perhaps many of us think of short story or novel writing or poetry but what about writing lyrics? Many of us get put off the idea of music lyric writing because we … Continue reading →

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On the trail of the Durrells of Corfu

Posted on October 8, 2019 by journojohnson

Visiting the island of Corfu would not be complete without following the trail of the famous writing family, the Durrells and we visited at an opportune moment with the TV series about them having just ended in the summer. Although … Continue reading →

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Box Brownie

Posted on September 2, 2019 by journojohnson

This month I would like to share with you a poem that I wrote last year but thanks to some help and inspiration from another poet, I worked on it again and submitted it to a poetry competition and was … Continue reading →

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Travel to the Antipodes both now and in the past

Posted on August 20, 2019 by journojohnson

Our friends from Australia visited us in the UK recently. They flew by plane. The flight only takes 24 hours. To some people this may seem like an age but compared with the first settlers to Australia and New Zealand … Continue reading →

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Inspiration from artists

Posted on July 16, 2019 by journojohnson

Angus and I have just returned from a lovely week’s holiday in Norfolk. While there we had a couple of opportunities to also explore Suffolk, a fairly unfamiliar county to us both. I was particularly keen to view Constable country … Continue reading →

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Writing Retreat

Posted on June 5, 2019 by journojohnson

We writers generally work as solitary people. We may see our family and friends regularly but connecting face-to-face with other writers only happens at workshops, writing groups or a writing retreat. What a privilege it was at the end of … Continue reading →

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Cheltenham, a town of Festivals

Posted on May 7, 2019 by journojohnson

My town is a town of Festivals. It buzzes with creativity from writing to art, drama, poetry, hymn writing etc. The Cotswolds seem to be a place that draws some of the most creative brains of our time. We have … Continue reading →

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