Brently Johnson's work has been published in various journals such as Ascent, Riverteeth, Gray's Sporting Journal, North American Review, Midwestern Review, and Yale Anglers' Journal. He teaches Creative Writing and Literature at Pacific University outside Portland, Oregon. He is an avid cyclist, fly fisherman, husband and proud father of two sons.
Just outside the dwarfed door to the racquetball court he asks me, “Do you have protective eye gear?”
Adam, chesty and Bavarian in build, a colleague at the small university where we both teach, keeps his hair buzzed short and clean, and is in top physical shape. He sets down his bag designed specifically for the game: (More …)