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LAUREL JOHNSON
was born in Beatrice. Although her husband is a
native Kentuckian, and they enjoyed their years of living in the
Appalachian Mountains, both prefer the Nebraska plains.
Laurel considers
herself to be a child of the plains in body, mind, and spirit. Her
appreciation of ancestry and friendship figure prominently in any
writing project.
Her first published book, The Grass Dance,
was released by PublishAmerica
in December 2001. In it, she draws from her love of the plains and
mountains and reveals her Native American bonds and ancestry through
the
metaphor of grass dancing. Her second book, The Alley of Wishes,
won Second Place in the Preditors and Editors annual poll for best romance novel and author.
It has been republished by Dandelion Books and featured at the Frankfurt and Israeli Book Fairs.
Her latest book, a collection of poetry written with Stephen R Sulik and
entitled Color of Laughter, Color of Tears,
has just been published by
Winterwolf Publishing.
Laurel has an eclectic range of interests. While living in Kentucky, she
was secretary to the Governor's Task Force on Alzheimer's and Related
Dementias. She currently participates by invitation in an
online mentoring program for at risk students in Rapid City, South
Dakota, providing guidance and encouragement for youths in a creative
writing program.
Laurel is a Registered Nurse, working in Long Term Care in Beatrice
Nebraska, an avid photographer, and a book reviewer for
Midwest Book Review, Quill Quarterly Poetry Review, The Pedestal Magazine,
and New Works Review. She and her husband live in Fairbury, Nebraska.
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