PHYLLIS JOHNSON (CARA PRESTON)
TYPE : Photojournalism - Inspirational - Romance -
Suspense - Juvenile - Humor - Poetry
LOCATION : Chesapeake
EMAIL : actresswriter7@aol.com
WEB : home.earthlink.net/~ajax21/wordsatplay
AVAILABLE FOR FREELANCE : yes
BIO
Phyllis thinks of herself as a Renaissance woman. When she is not working on her current novels, she can be found at open mike poetry nights, attending art exhibits, doing photojournalism, acting for the Discovery Channel or modeling. She is on the staff of a local advertising publication, writes freelance for local newspapers and national magazines and has poetry published nationally and internationally. She works with teens and their writing in a writing club, hosts open mike nights for them and is helping compile a poetry chapbook of their work. She belongs to a number of local writing groups professionally, one of which she does PR work. She lives with her hubby and has two daughters who are college students currently.
WORK SAMPLES
- Pink Lipped Sunrise :: Pink lipped sunrise .. giving breath to .. golden vapors ...
- Vapored breath .. met breeze that .. rouged my cheeks .. a scarlet red. ...
- Drifting Wood :: A boat drifts out, .. eyes on the horizon, .. fingers caress ...
- Behind the Lens :: He stalked the right shot for days. Waiting for the right ...
5 WRITERS I ENJOY
Robert Fulghum : Nicholas Sparks : Lewis Grizzard : Felicia Mason : Cynthia Rylant
COMMENTS
"Hampton Roads is burgeoning with talent waiting to be recognized. I feel the groundswell of surging creative influences through something as simple as the links my internet sends me... links to novelists, poets, actors, filmmakers, artists and art galleries. Calendars fill up with creative endeavors... art gallery exhibit openings promise to inspire and stir the Muse. Theatres boast plays showcasing local talent. A nearby film production studio, New Dominion Pictures Studio, yields Hollywood quality programming, that of which I am proud to have been a part.
Puppet makers create programs that help protect the rights of children and artists paint images that ultimately raise money for disaster victims. Fellow poets come out of the woodworks from all walks of life to shine at open mike nights. What a grand time and in what great company it is now to be a creative soul in Hampton Roads. I consider it a real blessing."
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