George Johnston lives in Brisbane and draws inspiration from the natural world. He enjoys bush walking, kayaking and mountain biking. His first book, Into the Storyverse was published in 2020. George is encouraged by the good people from Writers Rendezvous, a writing group based in Dayboro. He enjoys all aspects of storytelling. For him that includes being a tour guide at Queensland’s Government house, having fun as a performer with Improv Queensland, interviewing people to help tell their story and writing his next book. His first book was a blending of poetry and traditional narration. His next book will be a novel set in Brisbane, titled ‘After the Flood.’
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‘Into the Storyverse’ relates the story of us all. Its narration sensitively exposes our tendency to blindly act out of our life scripts, and it offers us the grace to be aware of what it means to be held in Mystery. George Johnston keenly identifies and sensitively describes the human condition in its beauty and its tragedy. He calls us to recognize and acknowledge our addiction to identifying with our life’s circumstances. Through the sisters of poetry and prose, George offers us the chance to fall into a deeper Life which can hold and embrace the paradoxes and ambiguities of what it means to be truly human.
Dr Patrick Oliver, Spiritual Director
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