Writer. Runner. Ex-Nytimes. Co-author with the great artist Julie Green of upcoming book, "First Meal," to be published in 2023. [email protected]
Seattle, Washington
Joined February 2009
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Proud of this story I wrote for the @nytimes. There are so many amazing people like Leavitt, who died unrecognized for their achievements.
Overlooked No More: Henrietta Leavitt, Who Unraveled Mysteries of the Stars - The New York Times (nytimes.com)
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Tomorrow at @THSEA @kljohnso and Theo Downes-Le Guin discuss the art of the late Julie Green and the profound symbolism of food in the journeys of wrongfully convicted people townhallseattle.org/event/ki…
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This Friday at 10:30 AM at the Corvallis Museum, @kljohnso and Theo Downes-Le Guin discuss the art of the late Julie Green and the profound symbolism of food in the journeys of wrongfully convicted people. bentoncountymuseums.org/even…
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12/13 at 7:30 PM | @kljohnso and Theo Downes-Le Guin discuss the art of the late Julie Green and the profound symbolism of food in the journeys of wrongfully convicted people. bit.ly/47itLC8
ALT On top: Headshots of Kirk Johnson and Theo Downes-Le Guin with the book cover of "First Meal." On the bottom: Red rectangle with white text that says "Kirk Johnson with Theo Downes-Le Guin. 12/13 at 7:30 PM."
Arrogant certainty is the reason for wrongful convictions. Here’s how to fix it bigthink.com/the-present/wro…
An essay drawn from my new book, "First Meal," with the great Julie Green, now available @osupress
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Grateful to the team at @osupress for trusting me to help with the book First Meal, by Julie Green and @kljohnso, and grateful to @belt_magazine for running this excerpt. It’s a story of art, food, and justice, set in Chicago’s West Loop neighborhood: beltmag.com/first-meal/
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Genuinely impressed with the lineup of book events celebrating University Press Week in November, including @dan_sinykin in NY, @thesusanito in San Francisco, and (a personal favorite) @kljohnso discussing his @osupress book in Portland: upweek.up.hcommons.org/celeb…
ALT University Press Week annual celebration, with logo.
Things have consequences.
As Abortion Laws Drive Obstetricians From Red States, Maternity Care Suffers - The New York Times (nytimes.com)
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Author @kljohnso and @DerekKrissoff discuss First Meal, a book about wrongful conviction and its aftermath as seen through the lens of art, food, and choice. today.oregonstate.edu/story/…
A murder in a small town. The wrong man convicted. A meal in a family restaurant when freedom came. A Midwestern story, from my upcoming book, "First Meal," @osupress with Julie Green.
'First Meal' Explores Freedom for the Wrongfully Imprisoned (dailyyonder.com)
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Proud to have landed a job helping @osupress with First Meal, by @kljohnso and Julie Green—a book at the intersection of food, art, and justice. DMs are open if you’re interested in possible coverage! Here’s the press release: drive.google.com/file/d/1VcK…
I'm honored to share the news that my book with the great artist Julie Green -- about wrongful conviction and its aftermath, through the lens of art, food and choice -- will be published October 1 by osupress.oregonstate.edu/boo…
I'm honored to share the news that my book with the great artist Julie Green -- about wrongful conviction and its aftermath, through the lens of art, food and choice -- will be published October 1 by osupress.oregonstate.edu/boo…
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Anyone else seeing retweets and likes on old tweets, some going back years, from accounts you’ve never heard of? No common thread, no comments, just a lot of burbling activity.
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Please consider reading this story about Craig Coyner, a former mayor who spent decades serving the less fortunate and shaping the city he loved before ending up homeless and frostbitten, surrounded by the prosperity he helped create.
nytimes.com/2023/04/28/us/be…
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"You don't realize how small you are until you look up at this gigantic wave coming at you."
One of the most challenging water-rescue training programs in the world is run by the Coast Guard on the Columbia River when the conditions are at their roughest. nyti.ms/3KleqIS
There should be a word or phrase in English for the wave of slightly guilty but giddy joy that comes in throwing out the Christmas Tree and putting decorations back in the basement. Suggestions?
I'll start: Post Tinsel Syndrome
Meet Me Downtown nytimes.com/interactive/2022… Great project. Even if you think you know these places, they're not what they were, for better or worse -- and often as not some complicated mix of the two.
