Author Archives: Michele Finn Johnson

About Michele Finn Johnson

Michele Finn Johnson’s short fiction collection, Development Times Vary, was the winner of the 2021 Moon City Press Short Fiction Award. Her work has appeared in A Public Space, Colorado Review, Mid-American Review, DIAGRAM, SmokeLong Quarterly, and elsewhere. Her work was selected for the 2019 Best Small Fictions anthology, won an AWP Intro Journals Award in nonfiction, and has been nominated several times for a Pushcart Prize, Best of the Net, and Best Microfiction. Michele lives in Tucson and serves as contributing editor at Split Lip Magazine. Find her online at michelefinnjohnson.com and on X at @m_finn_johnson.

Banquet, 1951

Posted on February 19, 2016 by Michele Finn Johnson

Mom and Dad, before they were married. The note on the picture says “Banquet, 1951.” I remember that this is the dress Mom wore to her engagement party—or maybe it was the dress she was wearing when my Dad asked … Continue reading →

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Southern Charms

Posted on March 24, 2011 by Michele Finn Johnson

How to describe the South without using cliches like “hospitality” and “hydrogenated vegetable oils”? Returning to South Carolina last week gave way to my nostalgia. In 1985, I was a semi-sweet, semi-innocent Yankee, lured to Aiken, SC, with a good … Continue reading →

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Saint Pius X Class of 1977 Grade School Reunion

Posted on March 3, 2011 by Michele Finn Johnson

As I leave Philly this weekend, I can’t help but think that the SPX grade school reunion Saturday night was a true highlight of the trip. What a great looking group of peeps! And better yet, what a really nice … Continue reading →

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