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book excerpt, essays and a speech My Mother's Legacy
It is never too late, Hillary Johnson tells us, to understand a parent’s subtle, individual spirit. Discovering the serious artist behind her late mother’s wry prints led the author to a new level of the “conversation” they shared life-long—and longer...  Meeting E. B. White, author of Charlotte's Web
In 1977, while on assignment in Maine for Women's Wear Daily, Hillary Johnson set her sights on interviewing the author of Charlotte's Web, E. B. White. The experience was transforming, not unlike the works of this 20th Century American master.  E. B. White, holding his terrier Susie, on his Maine farm in 1978 "The Why"
For those who think they know what "chronic fatigue syndrome" is, it might be time to revisit the topic. Speaking at an international medical conference on the subject in London in May, 2009, journalist Hillary Johnson described how the U.S. Centers for Disease Control have turned a devastating, life-destroying disease, estimated to afflict as many as 20 million people around the world, into a laughingstock. Those who are interested medical ethics and the politics of government-funded science are guaranteed to find some eye-opening truths in "The Why." .jpg) Hillary Johnson, speaking in London, May 28, 2009 |
