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Fenton Johnson

Fenton Johnson
Fenton Johnson lives in San Francisco and Tucson but is often found hiking his native Kentucky. An award-winning author of fiction and nonfiction, he teaches at the University of Arizona and Spalding University, contributes to Harper’s Magazine, and has been featured on Fresh Air.


Cultivating Solitude,
The Henry James’ Way

On “the lonely celibate who has to boil his own pot.”
March 10, 2020  By Fenton Johnson
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Fulfilling the Promise to Visit My Late Lover’s Parents

Fenton Johnson Uncovers Memories of Survival and The Limitless Heart
May 16, 2017  By Fenton Johnson
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