Ned Johnson: 9 books

Midas Crackenberry was what most people would call a mean old man. His heart, if he had one, was as hard as the glass from which he swigged generous portions of whiskey. But on this stifling summer day, he was on a collision course with something new. Something that terrified him more than the Grim...

The fire nestled itself nicely between the sand and the crook of the sun-bleached log, right where the ground used to separate its visible and invisible universes. To the left of the fire, massive roots began like thick, wooden legs, each traumatically amputated above the knee. To the right of the...

One day I became aware that the completion of the transcontinental railroad in 1869 happened exactly 100 years before Neil Armstrong put the first human footprints on the Moon. My next thought was that there were people who had lived through both! What an amazing lifetime that would be. To be born...

“Louis Cabrillo was a world class slob and proud of it.” So begins our tale. Louis, for reasons of his own, was dedicated to living in his own brand of squalor. He was, that is, until The Black Bag Gang intruded. They turned his whole world on end, and he saw no way out. At first. As the story...

In It’s About Time a new and boldly different method of astrological interpretation is explored. It is based on three simple concepts first introduced by Seth (Jane Roberts). He calls them the Cosmic Dilemmas. The first dilemma necessitates the second, which leads to the third. These creative dilemmas...

When Gulls Fly Low is a story of one man’s relentless pursuit of integrity, and how it affects his own life and the lives of everyone he touches. It is a story of dreams, love, tragedy, healing, and personal transformation. It will warm your heart, open your eyes, and show you how wisdom and magic...

"I am not a coward,” Helen Reardon cried out. "It doesn't make me a coward.” The words tasted like baker's chocolate, failing utterly to satisfy her craving for sweet absolution. She began sobbing again, more quietly than before."What else is left, for me?” she recited aimlessly. "What...

Did you ever stop to think about how many people's efforts went into the creation of your environment at any given moment? Someone had to make your clothes, the room you're in, and every other object in your life. Wouldn't it be cool to take a peek into the lives of some of those people?...

Mermaid Soup is a story of one man’s relentless pursuit of integrity, and how it affects his own life and the lives of everyone he touches. It is a story of dreams, love, tragedy, healing, and personal transformation. It will warm your heart, open your eyes, and show you how wisdom and magic can...