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Phyllis Johnson
Phyllis Johnson likes to think of herself as a Renaissance woman. A true lover of the arts, she has experience in writing, modeling, and acting for television and the big screen. A multi-genre writer, she is now a photojournalist and columnist for Your Corner, a supplement to
Being Frank with Anne is archived at the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam, has been reviewed by the 2007 Pulitzer Prize winner for poetry, Natasha Trethewey, and by Virginia’s Poet Laureate Carolyn Kreiter-Foronda. She's excited now to have gotten a copy autographed by Miep Gies, the 100 year-old woman who helped hide the Frank family in the Secret Annexe.
Phyllis has published a work of poetry based on the Bible titled Twelve Is for More Than Doughnuts and has an inspirational book, Splash, a Woman's Journey through Midlife next to be published. Her Young Adult suspense, Inkblot, is currently being marketed. Phyllis works with teens on their writing and has hosted poetry workshops in Richmond, Wakefield, and Chesapeake. She has also spoken about writing to groups at Virginia Wesleyan College. Phyllis is a member of six writing groups locally and nationally.
You can find her blog here.
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Being Frank with Anne
Phyllis Johnson
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ISBN: 0979087821, Paperback - $14.99 BUY Before the Holocaust, Anne Frank lived her life as a normal teenager. She had a good life full of parties, tennis, bike riding, beaus and trips to the ice cream shop. Anne's world turned upside down when her family and a variety of personalities were confined to the Secret Annex during the Holocaust. While confined, Anne found comfort and hope through 'Kitty,' her personal diary. Being Frank With Anne is a reflection on the entries in Anne Frank's diary, bringing us all to the core of her emotions and thoughts as her world changed, forever. Let this interpretation of Anne's diary bring a deeper understanding of her world as she lived hidden from view. |
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ISBN: 0979087813, Paperback - $13.25 BUY Do you suffer from Oreoporosis? Is there an instant Mess-age at your house when you go away? Is a period just punctuation found in your romance novels while you fan yourself? If you can relate to any of these circumstances, you may be going through a midlife chrysalis. If you find yourself with a group of women playing such games as the "Millionaire Purse Game," wearing red and purple together and eating chocolate until you pass out, then this book is for you. HOT AND BOTHERED BY IT contains fifty poems celebrating the midlife experience for women. This book is the perfect companion for entertaining you and your friends at your next night out. This book is also GREAT for your reading group! |
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