Johnson Michael

The Man Who Planted Trees to Breathe Again

The Man Who Planted Trees to Breathe Again When he was diagnosed with COPD, Peter Dawson was 58 and had smoked since he was 14. For...

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On My Wedding Night, the Family Maid Quietly Knocked on Our Door and Urged, ‘If You Value Your Life, Change Clothes and Flee Out the Back at Once—Before It’s Too Late.’

A wedding night ought to be the most blissful moment in a womans life. There I sat at the dressing table, my lipstick still untouched, listening...

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Stella’s Enchanted Shoes

STARS SHOES Star was eleven years old and walked barefoot through the cobbled streets of Canterbury, a place where the timber-framed houses nestled against the rolling...

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The Song That Never Made It to the Radio

**The Song That Never Played on the Radio** The first time Matilda stepped through the door of the community radio station, she carried a tattered backpack,...

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The Bank of the Man Nobody Noticed

The Bank of the Man No One Noticed Each morning, as the first rays of sunlight brushed the rooftops of London, Thomas rose from his modest...

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The Cat Who Waited Until the Very End

In a cosy little café tucked away on Burton Street, nestled between old red-brick buildings and narrow alleyways, there was barely room for more than a...

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The Silent Struggle: A Battle Unheard

**THE SILENT STRUGGLE** Eleanor lingered by the sitting room window, cradling a cup of tea gone cold, watching the dusk paint the sky in hues of...

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London, 1971. The City Awoke Beneath a Shroud of Morning Mist.

**London, 1971.** The city stirred beneath a veil of morning mist, grey and heavy. The streets still glistened from last nights rain, and the gas lamps...

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Chicago, Winter of 1991: The City Awoke to a Biting Cold That Pierced to the Bone

London, winter of 1991. The city woke to a biting cold that seeped right into the bones. Frost-covered buildings reflected the dull morning light, while snow...

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In Any Ordinary City, with Hasty Buildings Racing to Kiss the Sky, Impatient Traffic Lights, and Streets That Smelled of Rain Mixed with Petrol, Worked Angel, a Bicycle Courier

In a bustling city, where skyscrapers raced to touch the clouds, traffic lights blinked impatiently, and the streets carried the scent of rain mixed with petrol,...

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Stories By Johnson Michael

The Man Who Planted Trees to Breathe Again

On My Wedding Night, the Family Maid Quietly Knocked on Our Door and Urged, ‘If You Value Your Life, Change Clothes and Flee Out the Back at Once—Before It’s Too Late.’

Stella’s Enchanted Shoes

The Song That Never Made It to the Radio

The Bank of the Man Nobody Noticed

The Cat Who Waited Until the Very End

The Silent Struggle: A Battle Unheard

London, 1971. The City Awoke Beneath a Shroud of Morning Mist.

Chicago, Winter of 1991: The City Awoke to a Biting Cold That Pierced to the Bone

In Any Ordinary City, with Hasty Buildings Racing to Kiss the Sky, Impatient Traffic Lights, and Streets That Smelled of Rain Mixed with Petrol, Worked Angel, a Bicycle Courier

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“I Never Wanted a Child!” Alex exclaimed to his wife in the heat of an argument, unaware that their son was standing just outside the door. (A Short Story)

Everyone in the village had known for ages that Oliver was coming. The girls were getting ready, fixing their hair and making preparations. But Annie, the orphan, saw no reason for such girlish tricks. She simply stayed as she was. And it was her that Oliver fell in love with at first sight.

No Means No

My Neighbour Was Stealing Bags of My Manure at Night – Last Night I Generously Sprinkled Some Yeast In

“My Husband Files for Divorce and My 10-Year-Old Daughter Says to the Judge: ‘May I Show You Something Mum Doesn’t Know About, Your Honour?’ The Judge Agrees. As the Video Plays, the Entire Courtroom Falls Silent in Shock.”

My Housemate Gave Me an Ultimatum: “I Can’t Take This Anymore!” He Shouted When He Saw Me. “I’m Sick of That Old Cat!”… So I Showed Him the Door — He Messed with the Wrong Person.

— You’re an Irresponsible Mum: Go Have Kids Somewhere Else

The Girl with a Single Photograph

Biker Reunites with Missing Daughter After 31 Years, Only to Find She’s Arresting Him—She Put the Handcuffs On While He Stared at Her Nametag… Then Dad Spoke the Words That Truly Broke Me

Everyone in the village had known for ages that Oliver was coming. The girls were getting ready, styling their hair and primping. But Annie, the orphan, saw no reason for such girlish tricks—she stayed just as she was. And it was her, just as she is, that Oliver immediately fell in love with.