Johnson County Library is pleased to announce that Simon Friedman has won our essay contest on the theme Family with his piece "The Limits of Compassion."
Johnson County Library is pleased to announce that Theresa Kopper has won our short story contest on the theme Family with her piece "Unyielding."
Theresa lives in Olathe. By day she designs water & wastewater treatment systems. At night, she writes stories for her children and sisters. Sometimes they read them.
For the little creatures who keep us resilient
My name is Will. I am nine years old and tall for my age. Once, I ate so many mandarins I got scurvy.
War is, as they say, Hell, but in this future dystopia our guide through the Inferno that the Disunited States has become is not Virgil, but rather a genetically modified shapeshifter named Coyote. She will get you to where you need to go and possibly save some lives on the way!
Published three years ago, in 2022, Arkhangelskby Elizabeth Bonesteel is a phenomenal example of soft science fiction: a speculative novel asking big questions while at the same time focusing less on science and technology than on people.
Johnson County Library is pleased to announce that Boyd Bauman has won our writing contest in the open category on the theme Humanity with his poem "Tasks I Hope A.I. Can Never Accomplish, #117."
A Curious Beginning is the first book in a charming cozy mystery series set in London circa 1887 featuring lady detective and adventuress, Veronica Speedwell. Veronica refuses to conform to Victorian society’s ideal image of a moral, domestic, and virtuous woman. She’s a feisty, outspoken, and independent feminist who self-educated to become a natural historian and lepidopterist (someone who studies butterflies and moths), publishes scientific papers, travels solo, smokes, drinks, is an expert in self-defe
Johnson County Library is pleased to announce that Natalie Wolf has won our writing contest on the theme Humanity with her story "A Study on the Nature of Companionship."
Johnson County Library is pleased to announce that Ashley Huber has won our writing contest on the theme Humanity with her story "Irreverence Justified."
Johnson County Library is pleased to announce that Katie Boord has won our writing contest on the theme Humanity with her poem "Liquor Store."
Katie Boord is from Prairie Village, KS. She works in a geology lab by day, and sings in an indie rock band by night. You can find more of her writing on her Substack, Backyard Notes.
