Friday, July 10, 2026

Coming Home for the First Time

 

This is my mom carrying me from the car to the house for the first time. My dad was taking the video. 1955

Saturday, May 30, 2026

Exciting News!

Book: By-Gosh Johnson and the Long Walk
 
My first book has launched!
By-Gosh Johnson and the Long Walk: 
The Story of John A Johnson.

  https://a.co/d/0djCJEQw  

In 1868, Johan’s dreams of building a life on the family farm in Byarum, Sweden, have slipped beyond his reach. With little future ahead except conscription or a hard life as a hired farmhand, he faces an unbearable choice: remain in the only home he has ever known or risk everything for the promise of America.

Leaving behind the familiar countryside of rural Sweden, Johan begins a journey marked by optimism, heartbreak, hope, and unexpected joy. Thousands of miles from home, he must navigate the hardships of settling in a new land alone.

A sweeping story of courage, family, and the immigrant dream, this novel reminds us that sometimes the life we find is greater than the one we imagined.