Fran Moreland Johns's Blog

• Forgiveness, a love story

  September 17, 2009

  • The affair was almost accidental. Overnight assignment, adrenalin rush, beautiful assistant. Then it accelerated for a while; more adrenalin. He was eight years and two children into a promising, widely admired marriage. His wife of course found out. Filled with remorse and shame, he swore he loved only her. They sought counseling. Slowly, carefully, they rebuilt the marriage. The family, the ...
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• Patience

  September 7, 2009

  • All things, I think, do not come to those who wait. What about Godot? Or that Smith-Corona stock that seemed to be such a nostalgic good idea? Waiting was not always totally painful. Back when you knew Santa would bring at least one or two joyful surprises, or when the late-night radio personality you were dating spun the sign-off music and was headed to your apartment, that old Patience Is A ...
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• The Big-Sister Hero

  August 13, 2009

  • The invitation to blog about heroes was too tempting. So herewith, cut a little but generally unaltered, the eulogy I delivered at the memorial for my sister Mimi (1931-2008) last January. Mimi was my hero. Beginning with the day she stood down the Alpha kid in our Ashland VA gang. We were about 6 and 8 at the time. Beverly Ann Brooks kept the gang under control by placing her hands on her hips ...
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