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johnny olson

Dichotomous Dialogue — Johnny Olson

A Grunt’s Battle Boots — Johnny Olson

Chester — Johnny Olson

Head Bent To It — Johnny Olson

Mellow Yellow Fellow — Johnny Olson

Ms. Mellow Yellow — Johnny Olson

We All Shine On — Johnny Olson

Birth of Insanity — Johnny Olson

Meditations of Life — Johnny Olson

All Coop’d Up — Johnny Olson

Genesis — Johnny Olson

Eye See You (sketch) — Johnny Olson

We All Shine On — Johnny Olson

Moon Man Eclispes the Sun — Johnny Olson

Mad Marionette — Johnny Olson

Mad Collab — Johnny Olson

Mellow Yellow Sun (sketch) — Johnny Olson

A bit about Johnny: Johnny Olson was born in Chicago, Illinois on a cold November day in 1970. He found his feet and cut his teeth in the diverse, blue-collared neighborhoods of his hometown. In 1988 he was reborn in California; where he found himself a new title: United States Marine. After surviving a brief, yet violent war (Desert Storm), he hung up his cammies and rifle to instead grab his pen and notepad where he found his passion for writing. In 1998 he found himself in Dallas, Texas, where what was supposed to be a brief stint in the South turned into a decade and a half…and counting.

In 1999, Johnny, with a couple of other mad cohorts, started Mad Swirl. This project has now evolved into a being all its' own. After wearing too many hats for too many years, he now only wears a few at Mad Swirl: chief editor, webmaster, and host at Mad Swirl's monthly Open Mic night.

Johnny’s work first appeared in print in 1996 in the now defunct Lip Magazine. Since then, his words and images have found their way onto a few online and printed zines thru the years. To name a few: Mad Swirl: Issues I-VI, Haggard and Halloo, 10k Poets, PAO Productions: The Open Mic Project.

PAO Productions Interviews: Johnny Olson

Interview by AngelHeart:
Featuring Johnny O

Interview by Tony R. Rodriguez:
The Johnny O Interview

P.A.O. Productions Open Mic Project:
Johnny O

Contact Johnny:
johnny@madswirl.com

Johnny's Website:
madswirl.com


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