About Me
I was born in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, raised with cloth diapers and homeschooled until I was old enough to attend a two-room schoolhouse at a nearby commune. A love of story was instilled in me early on, and before I learned the alphabet I was stapling homemade books together, my scribbles in crooked lines from front to back.
Perhaps it was the stories I read that inspired me to pursue a career at sea, but more likely it was simple stubbornness. I now work on research vessels, which have taken me from the Azores to Antarctica, and through the Panama Canal. Since 2017, I have worked as 2nd Mate aboard the RV Atlantis, aiding scientists in the exploration of underwater vonlanic vents and the discovery of deep sea creatures. Between voyages, I spend as much time as possible in the Virginia sunshine, nestled between the Blue Ridge and the Appalachian Mountains.
Perhaps it was the stories I read that inspired me to pursue a career at sea, but more likely it was simple stubbornness. I now work on research vessels, which have taken me from the Azores to Antarctica, and through the Panama Canal. Since 2017, I have worked as 2nd Mate aboard the RV Atlantis, aiding scientists in the exploration of underwater vonlanic vents and the discovery of deep sea creatures. Between voyages, I spend as much time as possible in the Virginia sunshine, nestled between the Blue Ridge and the Appalachian Mountains.
Previous Interviews & Events
Front page of the Lifestyle section in The News Gazette, the local newspaper in Lexington, VA. (6/18/14)
Live podcast interview at Everyday Connection, a talk radio show that explores a wide range of offbeat topics. (6/10/14)
Q & A at Here Booky Booky, a website dedicated to helping authors self-publish professionally. (6/6/14)
Q & A at Waterblogged, a blog dedicated to writers and sailors, by author Lynne Hinkey. (2/9/14)
Live podcast interview at Everyday Connection, a talk radio show that explores a wide range of offbeat topics. (6/10/14)
Q & A at Here Booky Booky, a website dedicated to helping authors self-publish professionally. (6/6/14)
Q & A at Waterblogged, a blog dedicated to writers and sailors, by author Lynne Hinkey. (2/9/14)
Back Room Readings with Nancy Johnston
Occasional Sundays from 2014-2019
Held at The Lexington Coffee Shop in Lexington, VA
All Over the Map: Reading with authors Nancy Johnston and Katie Letcher Lyle
Sunday, June 22, 2014 @ 1:00 PM
Held at The Lexington Coffee Shop in Lexington, VA
Book Signing & Discussion with author Lynne Hinkey
Saturday, June 7, 2014 @ 3:00 PM
Held at Blue Ridge Books in Waynesville, NC
Free Comic Book Day
Saturday, May 3rd, 2014 from 11 AM to 2 PM
Event sponsored by Comicazi in Somerville, MA
Book Signing & Discussion
Friday, March 28, 2014 @ 7:00 PM
Held at Comicazi in Somerville, MA
Book Signing & Discussion
Thursday, March 27th, 2014 @ 7:00 PM
Held at The Harvard Coop in Cambridge, MA
Occasional Sundays from 2014-2019
Held at The Lexington Coffee Shop in Lexington, VA
All Over the Map: Reading with authors Nancy Johnston and Katie Letcher Lyle
Sunday, June 22, 2014 @ 1:00 PM
Held at The Lexington Coffee Shop in Lexington, VA
Book Signing & Discussion with author Lynne Hinkey
Saturday, June 7, 2014 @ 3:00 PM
Held at Blue Ridge Books in Waynesville, NC
Free Comic Book Day
Saturday, May 3rd, 2014 from 11 AM to 2 PM
Event sponsored by Comicazi in Somerville, MA
Book Signing & Discussion
Friday, March 28, 2014 @ 7:00 PM
Held at Comicazi in Somerville, MA
Book Signing & Discussion
Thursday, March 27th, 2014 @ 7:00 PM
Held at The Harvard Coop in Cambridge, MA