Laura Story Johnson is a storyteller who writes across genres. She approaches her creative work with the lens of a researcher – writing as learning, photography as listening.
She has published in both academic and literary journals and her chapbook Triple Point was the winner of the Etchings Press Book Prize for a Chapbook of Prose.
Laura is currently writing The Hexings, a mystery/horror podcast, and working on a story for a graphic novel series called The Eunoia Seekers.
The Hexings
A serialized mystery/horror podcast.
After a video of a teenage girl who appears to be possessed starts a viral social media challenge, a professor in a small Midwestern town investigates. Her research uncovers a dark occult mystery that confronts her understanding of what is real.
Creative Nonfiction
Laura has published a range of creative nonfiction pieces, from flash nonfiction to humorous essays to experimental prose. Her creative nonfiction has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize and the Best of the Net Anthology.
Triple Point
The triple point of a substance is the single point at which all three phases can coexist in a stable equilibrium. Solid. Liquid. Gas. The triple point is a state of balance. But is balance possible?
Photography
Laura approaches photography as a form of listening, exploring dialogic relationships between soul and stories, self and place. Her photographs have appeared in literary journals and have been exhibited at art galleries across the Midwest.
Research
Laura is an attorney specialized in cross-disciplinary research on trafficking in persons and the development and implementation of anti-trafficking initiatives. She has experience conducting qualitative research, managing international programs, grant writing, developing and delivering training and technical assistance, and leading metrics tracking and the planning of MERL approaches for compliance and reporting. She also works as an Adjunct Professor, teaching courses on human rights, international relations, migration, and politics.
Music
Laura is one of the founding members of Dogs in the Kitchen.