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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.

Advent – The Coming

Posted on December 5, 2013 by journojohnson

http://youtube.googleapis.com/v/bPfdD3pBUig&source=uds This video plays one of my favourite hymns of all time, O Come O Come Emmanuel. It’s a hymn or song that looks forward to Christmas coming. We are all preparing at the moment for the great feast, the … Continue reading →

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It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…

Posted on October 29, 2013 by journojohnson

Dickens famous sentence at the start of ‘A tale of two cities’, could not describe our holiday better, for that’s exactly what it was, the best and the worst of times. Best in some of the views of the lovely … Continue reading →

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Ethiopian Charity leader receives award.

Posted on October 8, 2013 by journojohnson

Jember Teferra. Not a name that means very much to many people, but it should. This lady has spent her life in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, fighting for the rights of the poorest of the poor in her capital city. People … Continue reading →

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Triathlon meets Tri-Writathon

Posted on September 17, 2013 by journojohnson

This picture is of my husband, Angus and two sons, Adam and Luke having just completed our local Triathlon. The dictionary’s definition of Triathlon is an athletic occasion where three different events are represented. This got me thinking about writing. … Continue reading →

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Writing to Cook

Posted on August 20, 2013 by journojohnson

For a few years now I’ve dreamed of combining my love of cooking with my love of writing but nothing’s happened. This is in spite of the great find – well I think so anyway – of Alison Holst’s Marvellous … Continue reading →

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Chernobyl Children

Posted on August 6, 2013 by journojohnson

I have been very busy recently, not busy writing but doing something equally worthwhile, hosting two young girls from Belaurus. The little red-haired girl at the end of the group – Lenya – and the tall dark-haired girl with the … Continue reading →

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Trophy holder

Posted on July 3, 2013 by journojohnson

This trophy that I had the great pleasure to hold was won by a Grover Williams, the first Englishman to win a Grand Prix in Monaco. I’m certainly glad I didn’t drop it as its worth £250,000!! This was the … Continue reading →

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A Norfolk holiday

Posted on June 19, 2013 by journojohnson

Some of you may think I’ve been a little quiet recently on the Internet, well there’s a reason for that…I’ve been on holiday. Yes, a week to my sister’s lovely little cottage in Norfolk faced with the local flint. Here … Continue reading →

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Thrilled to bits

Posted on May 9, 2013 by journojohnson

I’m thrilled to bits by my first success in a fictional writing competition. I could hardly believe my eyes when I opened my emails at the end of April to discover that I’d won second prize in a writing competition … Continue reading →

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The pain of losing a child

Posted on April 11, 2013 by journojohnson

What do you say about a twenty year old youngster who died and a mother who has to bury her own son? Perhaps the following words by poet, John Maxwell Edmunds sum it up best -:  “When you go Home, … Continue reading →

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