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Perilous times: an inside look at abortion before- and after- Roe v. Wade

Perilous times: an inside look at abortion before- and after- Roe v. Wade

A gripping overview, in storyteller form, of abortion from its historic beginnings to the perilous times of today’s threatened reproductive rights.

2013

Fran Moreland Johns

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Nighttime in the Lonely City

Kindness and despair: A photo essay

Sep 20, 2022

Nighttime in the Lonely City

Sep 20, 2022

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10 Steps to a Guaranteed Good Day

Observations of an Octogenarian Optimist

Aug 30, 2022

10 Steps to a Guaranteed Good Day

Aug 30, 2022

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Wait! We’re so smart? How about the Greeks and Romans and their urbane compatriots?

The sky is falling! Breaking news! Our fragile democracy in peril!!

Jul 27, 2022

Wait! We’re so smart? How about the Greeks and Romans and their urbane compatriots?

Jul 27, 2022

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Dying in Pain — or Comfort?

This essay appears on the blog page of End of Life Choices CA, a nonprofit which I am proud to serve as a volunteer and board member…

Jul 17, 2022

Dying in Pain — or Comfort?

Jul 17, 2022

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Abortion Pre-Roe: A Survivor’s Story

Nearly 70 years ago I survived an amateur abortion. On a kitchen table in a drab house in a down-at-the-heels neighborhood of Atlanta…

Jul 5, 2022

Abortion Pre-Roe: A Survivor’s Story

Jul 5, 2022

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Six Word Photo Story Challenge

An Ancient Festival We Need Today

November Six Word Photo Story Challenge: “Building”

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An Ancient Festival We Need Today

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How Not to Freak Out Before Nov. 6

Adopt a belief, dismiss everything else, get some sleep

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How Not to Freak Out Before Nov. 6

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Richard Mayhew, Beloved Centenarian

He & his art made the world, especially my world, better

Oct 26

Richard Mayhew, Beloved Centenarian

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Don’t Mess With the IRS

I missed a 1099 — but the IRS, in its delicate scrutiny, did not

Oct 25

Don’t Mess With the IRS

Oct 25

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Citizenship Can Be Hard to Do

Are all ballots as exhausting as my ballot?

Oct 22

Citizenship Can Be Hard to Do

Oct 22

FranMorelandJohns

FranMorelandJohns

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Lifelong newspaper & magazine writer, author, blogger at franjohns.net, agitator for justice, kindness & interfaith understanding.

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