Rafael Johnson's guest appearances

Rafael Johnson

Black Market Reads

Short Story Today

Toni Morrison

Sonya Renee Taylor

Mat Johnson

Julian Randall

Carol Anderson

DeRay Mckesson

Claudia Rankine

Patricia Smith

Janet Jackson

Paul Beatty

SHANNON GIBNEY

Darren Walker

Morgan Jerkins

Douglas Kearney

Danez Smith

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Minnesota author A. Rafael Johnson tells us how this week's story began life as a birthday gift to a friend in his college creative writing program - a tradition created by his classmates as a way around having to purchase a present on a student's budget. His friend is the actual Morrison of "Morrison's Note" - but similarities to actual people are, of course, not intentional.Support the show

Minnesota author A. Rafael Johnson tells us how this week's story began life as a birthday gift to a friend in his college creative writing program - a tradition created by his classmates as a way around having to purchase a present on a student's budget. His friend is the actual Morrison of "Morrison's Note" - but similarities to actual people are, of course, not intentional.<a href="https://www.patreon.com/shortstorytoday" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show</a>

Episode #15 - A. Rafael Johnson: "Morrison's Note"

On this episode, Lissa Jones sits down with author A. Rafael Johnson. He was named a Kimbilio Fellow in African American Fiction in 2014. Last year he published his first novel, The Through, which was a finalist for the Minnesota Book Award in Fiction. Johnson co-owns TerraLuna Collaborative, a social justice-focused consulting firm based in Minneapolis. He has co-produced Writer’s Resist – Twin Cities and Banned Together. He currently teaches Magical Realism at The Minneapolis College of Art and Design.

On this episode, Lissa Jones sits down with author A. Rafael Johnson. He was named a Kimbilio Fellow in African American Fiction in 2014. Last year he published his first novel, The Through, which was a finalist for the Minnesota Book Award in Fiction. Johnson co-owns <a href="http://terralunacollaborative.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TerraLuna Collaborative</a>, a social justice-focused consulting firm based in Minneapolis. He has co-produced Writer’s Resist – Twin Cities and Banned Together. He currently teaches Magical Realism at The Minneapolis College of Art and Design.

Episode 34 - A. Rafael Johnson