Hello from Wisconsin USA

Hello, my name is A.J.

I retired from the public working community to pursue a late in life career of writing and to explore my “hobby” of painting with possible showings when a collection meets my approval then accepted by someone with knowledge in the art world. It would be safe to say that I have not stopped working as I place more than a normal eight hour day into these quests. Nonetheless, I have deemed this “my time” in my life.

My background is one of simple upbringing, I grew up in northern Alabama, my father was a “sharecropper” who operated a cotton farm for a local businessperson and my mother worked in the local cotton mill. My caretakers were my Native American great-grandmother and an African-American woman, both great storytellers. Instead of playing like most children, I sat at the feet of these elderly strong-minded individuals listening to the stories of their lives. My desires to create poetry and fiction remain clandestine when a few years ago I begin to pursue writing short stories and poetry.

This journey in writing and poetry is not new but renewed, I will follow this forum as closely as possible and hope to be reading many “like” stories as mine, I am also open to reading all writing and viewing all art.

Best Regards,
A.J.Johnson

It's lovely to see you here. I always enjoy your LR posts and check up on what you're doing/writing often.
Mary