Romance is a wide and deep subject, open to multiple interpretations. In a decidedly un-romantic way I’m going to break down the real meaning of romance. At least according to me. I first came across the concept of Romanticism in high school. My junior year English teacher was thoroughly obsessed with it, and before long … Continue reading What We Get Wrong About Romance
Oh my little pretty one, my pretty one – this classic-to-be has hit #1 on Amazon. In a category so narrow that I have to paste it verbatim: #1 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Children’s eBooks > Literature & Fiction > Historical Fiction > United States > 1800s There were three other titles … Continue reading Cress in Waterbee hit #1 on Amazon Kindle! In a very specific category!
Download Cress in Waterbee to your Kindle for only $1.89. To whet your whistle, check out the first three chapters here on my blog, under YA Novel. Continue reading Cress in Waterbee is published!
Another Path
Icy rain fell as Romah walked along Temple Street. While crossing the main road, several thoughts beat in time with her heart. The train might delay. What if she had to stand for hours at the station, wet in her wool stockings? It might give her time to lose her resolve. Though the ticket lay in her handbag, Romah saw herself running back to her mother. “Uccellina,” Mrs. Gornan had said, “my little bird is leaving me.” After a two-day journey, Romah would arrive in Vermont. She was to start on the Waterbee Watchman in two weeks, having told the editor that she didn’t need time to settle in. Or to change my mind, she added to herself. Continue reading “Cress in Waterbee, Chapter 2”
The mob tore shutters from their hinges. They fired shots and hammered walls until their panels broke off. Amid the pounding, Elaine Dawson poured oil into a lantern. She set it on the kitchen table, then put her arms around the shoulders of Jake Steward. Jake bit his nails and stared at the floor, his … Continue reading YA Novel – Cress in Waterbee, Chapter 1, Part 2
Cress in Waterbee is my YA/Historical fiction novel. Cress Steward is a biracial girl who lives in Vermont in the 1880’s. Here is the first half of chapter one: Screaming Asleep Romah held a heavy basket. Filled with bottles of cures, the basket dug into her side as she ran down the street. The town … Continue reading YA Novel — ‘Cress in Waterbee’, Chapter 1, Part 1
JOYE JOHNSON - Politely Refusing the Kool-Aid 