Uncategorized light and shadow 16 Dec 2024 The unusually dark classroom exuded mystery. A slide projector perched on a rolling cart in the center of our desks, aimed at the screen pulled down from its rolling apparatus…
France… NOTRE DAME DE PARIS REOPENS 6 Dec 2024 On April 15, 2019, a fire ravaged Notre Dame de Paris. I'll never forget the sight of flames shooting from the roof and the collapse of the great spire. Saddened…
authors… erma bombeck writers’ workshop 13 Apr 2024 "The Erma Bombeck Writers’ Workshop is structured like an Erma Bombeck column—short, tight, and impressionable." --Renee Johnson, 2024 Attendee and Author I learned about the Erma Bombeck Writers’ Workshop from…
Advice for Travelers… Venice, Italy Suffering From More than Coronavirus 1 Mar 202013 Apr 2024 A mere week ago the excitement of Carnevale intrigued much of the world. Those celebrating intended to wear decorative masks for reasons of mysterious intrigue and costumery in the city…
Uncategorized Writing From the Heart with Janet Hulstrand 21 Mar 201613 Apr 2024 I write. It is what I do, who I am in my core. This statement took a long time to grow into maturity within me. It may have incubated from…
Uncategorized What is it like to live with a writer–or ten? 1 Nov 20158 Nov 2015 Writers have been portrayed as being difficult to live with within most communities. Eccentric, demanding, prone to the lifestyle of a hermit, we still reach out for a collective group of likeminded…
Uncategorized Los Angeles Emmy Awards 20 Sep 20158 Nov 2015 There are a few Emmy Awards you will only find on reneejohnsonwrites! Yes, you read that right. I flew out to LA to bring you a special selection of awards.…
Uncategorized My Monastic Writing Experience in Orvieto, Italy 27 Mar 201529 Mar 2019 Writers attend workshops and retreats for various reasons. Some wish to hone their skills of description or dialogue, others are seeking inspiration or direction, and then there are those of…
Uncategorized Join us for a Reading! 6 Oct 20148 Nov 2015 I'm getting your kind messages and I know you are all curious about what happens when you meet up with a bunch of strangers and settle in for…
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