E483 - Bob Johnson - Midwest Author - The Continental Divide explore the undertow of violence and sin along the St. Lawrence Divide in northern Indiana

Episode 483 - Bob Johnson  - Midwest Author - The Continental Divide explore the undertow of violence and sin along the St. Lawrence Divide in Northern IndianaBob Johnson holds an MFA from the Iowa Writers Workshop. He took a disgraceful, extended break from writing short stories to follow several career paths, the most notable of which were an English professorship at Goshen College in Goshen, Indiana, and Operations Manager at WSBT-TV in South Bend.He came to his senses in the last year and is now writing fiction full-time and having the time of his life.Bob's story "Pay the Fish Lady" appeared earlier this summer in the online journal Wag's Revue.He lives in South Bend with his wife Cindy and his dog Ellie. His other hobbies include playing golf (badly) and gardening (occasionally successful). He has two sons, two daughters-in-law and two granddaughters, and he is looking forward to the arrival of two grandsons within a week of one another in December.Book: The Continental Divide: Stories - A country woman makes a Sophie's Choice regarding her family's survival. A small town marshal hunts his own son for murder. A former football hero must face his role in a brutal locker room ritual. Ferocious and real, the fourteen tales in Bob Johnson's blistering debut The Continental Divide explore the undertow of violence and sin along the St. Lawrence Divide in northern Indiana, where men, women, and children struggle to find their way in the darkness...of the divide.Twitter: https://twitter.com/WriterRLJhttps://www.bobjohnsonwriter.com/Support the show___https://livingthenextchapter.com/podcast produced by: https://truemediasolutions.ca/Coffee Refills are always appreciated, refill Dave's cup here, and thanks!https://buymeacoffee.com/truemediaca