HAIR CARE CHRONICLES by Lori D. Johnson (Forge Literary Magazine)

 

Has a hair stylist, one you liked and/or who worked wonders with your hair, ever suddenly disappeared from your life?  If so, you might enjoy an essay about a couple of my own memorable experiences with hairstylists.  “Hair Care Chronicles” is the title of the piece I wrote that was recently published by The Forge Literary Magazine. Both the essay and a short interview The Forge’s senior editor, Sommer Schafer, conducted with me can be found on their website.   

The following is an excerpt from"Hair Care Chronicles"

I don’t remember her last name. Nor do I recall how I ended up at the hair salon where she worked in Cleveland Heights. What I do remember is that she went by “Lynette” (not her real name) and hailed from New Orleans. Some hair stylists you click with instantly, others over time, and still others never beyond the surface even while showing up to sit in their chair on the regular. I liked Lynette from the jump. Friendly, smart and hilariously blunt, she knew her way around the wayward kinks and curls adorning my head.

 Follow the links below if you’re interested in reading the rest of the essay published by

The Forge Literary Magazine  

HAIR CARE CHRONICLES

by Lori D. Johnson

Check out this link if you are interested in my interview.

LORI D. JOHNSON

(Forge Literary Magazine Author Interview)

A Couple of My Articles Were Reprinted in a new Memphis Public Library Publication

Recently, the Memphis Public Library (via The Memphis Library Foundation) launched a new

quarterly publication called MPL UNBOUND.  

I’m happy and proud to report that a couple of my previously published articles are featured in

the inaugural issue of MPL UNBOUND (Fall, 2024).  Hey, I even got my name on the cover. 😍  The articles about my grandmother’s scrapbook and my family’s history in the Whitehaven community appear between pages 16-22 of the publication. 

Both of my articles previously appeared in issues of Storyboard Memphis. “MaDear’s Scrapbook” was featured in the December 23, 2020 issue of Storyboard Memphis after being published first in the August 10, 2018 & December 18, 2020 issues of Chapter 16.   My article “Tracing My Black Roots In Old Whitehaven” was first featured in the August 11, 2023 issue of Storyboard Memphis. 

For those who live in the Memphis area, a few free print copies of MPL UNBOUND may still be available at 1 of the 18 branches of the Memphis Public Library. 

A digital copy of MPL UNBOUND can be found on the Memphis Library Foundation’s Website.  

FOR THE LOVE OF LISTS AND LAUGHS

A few followers of my blog might remember how much I enjoyed coming up with lists for the now defunct Thursday Thirteen meme.  Whenever I could, I tried to inject a bit of humor into my lists.   I miss those days. But not long ago, I found a spot that welcomes my OCD driven brand of humor and list fixation.

If you’re at all interested in checking out my odd and (hopefully) amusing lists,  I encourage you to look me up on the Humoroutcasts website. My latest post covers the 8 Reasons I May Stop Going To The Movie Theater.  Let me know what, if anything, has altered your movie-going experience.

My first post on the Humoroutcasts website covered the 9 Wrestling Smack-downs I'd love to see. The matches included Mitch McConnell vs. The Notorious RBG and Lindsey Graham vs. The Squad. Checkout the full post on the website if you'd like to see some of the other matches on my list.

MORE NEW WORK / "A Lesson In Failure" by Lori D. Johnson / Chicken Soup For The Soul: Best Advice I Ever Heard

Any fans and/or readers of CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE SOUL out there?  

If so, I invite you to check out my essay

“A Lesson In Failure”

in their newly released

Chicken Soup For The Soul: The Best Advice I Ever Heard.  

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Includes “A Lesson In Failure” by Lori D. Johnson

(Available online & via your Local Bookstore)

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What's it about?

Mainly, a learning experience I shared with this young man. 

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(my son Aaron) 

Pick up a copy of the book

Chicken Soup For The Soul: Best Advice I Ever Heard

and read my essay 

"A Lesson in Failure"

if you want to know more.

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