About ME

 I used to cut out pictures of people from the Sears catalog, paste flannel on the back to make them stick to a flannel board, and make up stories about them. It was my favorite pastime. 

 I received a degree in journalism from the University of Minnesota. My goal was simply to learn how to write. 

I have sold articles, essays, poetry, short stories (sometimes in collaboration with my husband, P M F Johnson) to such places as The Washington Post, Cooking Light, East/West  and The Santa Fe New Mexican, among many others. I have also worked as a secret shopper and as a professional food taster, and have shown my painted furniture in art galleries.