Greg S. Johnson

About Greg S. Johnson

Greg S. Johnson grew up in Chicago and now lives in Las Vegas. He spent five years teaching, writing and traveling through Southeast Asia and lived for extended periods in South Korea and Thailand. His childhood in Chicago and his time in Asia inform much of his writing.

His short fiction has appeared in Palooka and Amsterdam Quarterly, and he is an occasional contributor to CNN Travel and Matador Network. He holds a Bachelor's in Journalism from the University of Missouri.

He recently completed work on his debut novel set in Laos during the 1960s.

Fiction

A collection of my most recent published work:

"Kasia" published in Palooka

Kasia is the story of Natalia, a resilient, Krakow-born concert pianist looking to replace something she lost long ago.

A review of Kasia in New Pages

"Patisserie de Pakistan" published in Alimentum Journal

Patisserie de Pakistan is a satirical look at culinary intolerance in the Middle East.

"Hyperinflation" published in The Write Launch

Hyperinflation is an excerpted chapter from a novel in progress.

Dara Roux, an Economics student in Paris dealing with the death of her parents, becomes a revolutionary during the Secret War in Laos.

"Caprice" published in Amsterdam Quarterly

Caprice tells the story of two world-famous scientists navigating the fickle winds of their friendship during a sail in Switzerland.

"Cottonmouth Stomp" was short-listed in the recently concluded 58th Short Fiction Contest in Jerry Jazz Musician

Cottonmouth Stomp introduces Little Jack, a blind teenager on Chicago's South Side making music on the hustle while dodging a lazy, overbearing father.