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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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Nature Bats Last, & Plans Ahead

One small creature reminds me of large, eternal truths

21h ago

Nature Bats Last, & Plans Ahead

21h ago

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Crow’s Feet: Life As We Age

Need the Perfect Thank-You Gift?

Here it is — if you’re visiting a book person, or actually ANY person 30ish or older. (With an addendum for those younger)

1d ago

Need the Perfect Thank-You Gift?

1d ago

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Crow’s Feet: Life As We Age

How to Age Well, Rich or Poor

Warren Buffett and I hereby share a few pearls of wisdom

May 7

How to Age Well, Rich or Poor

May 7

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“Play Ball!” and The World Plays Along

A haphazard geezer fan gets a reminder about baseball magic

May 3

“Play Ball!” and The World Plays Along

May 3

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Truth Demands Our Attention

Murder, intrigue, corporate greed, climate crisis — it’s all in this remarkable new book

Apr 29

Truth Demands Our Attention

Apr 29

FranMorelandJohns

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

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