Joanne Johnson

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Mar, 2022

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“Technical Difficulties” by Joanne Johnson

Submitted to Contest #184

TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES PART IElla was in the middle of vacuuming the living room when the power quit. Frustrated, she clicked the on/off switch a few times before realizing it was not the appliance’s fault.“Damn.” She frowned and stalked to the light switch on the wall. Clicked it up and down a few times. Nothing. She looked out into the yard where a narrow trail led to the snowy street. Eric had been in a hurry this morning, worried about icy roads and clogged streets, so he cleared the m...

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“The Day we Killed Billy Martin” by Joanne Johnson

Submitted to Contest #170

The Day we killed Billy Martin “I’ve got a plan.” Mark knelt in the dust. We all leaned in closer. Mark was the quiet one, but when he spoke we all listened. The four of us had been plotting and dreaming for days about how we could get Billy Martin’s new bike away from him. We really hated Billy Martin. It wasn’t his red hair and fr...

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Author bio

Writing as J.M.Johnson, Joanne has three dystopian books on Amazon. She has another one, (with a pen name) coming out on January 31, 2023. Joanne lives near Edmonton, Alberta, Canada with two cats and a significant other. She sings, writes and reads copiously. Show her a book with words in it, and she will read it. It's fun to share her short stories on Reedsy and just once she would like to see her name on the winners list. Learn more about Joanne at: https://jmjohnson-author.com