Autor/-in: Melinda Johnson

Melinda Johnson earned an MA in English literature from the College of William and Mary and a BA in English with minors in journalism and education from the University of Richmond. She is the author of Letters to Saint Lydia (Conciliar Press, 2010), The Other Side of the Bonfire (Lingua Sacra, 2012), Shepherding Sam (Ancient Faith Publishing, 2016), The Barn and the Book (AFP, 2018), Piggy in Heaven (Paraclete Press, 2019), and Painting Angels (AFP, 2020), along with numerous essays. She has led parish, regional, and national retreats for women, teen girls, and Orthodox writers and podcasters, and as the CEO of Ancient Faith Ministries, she works with Orthodox creatives and researches Orthodox market trends and voices daily. Melinda is a wife, mother, daughter, sister, and friend, and she belongs to a corgi named Ferdinand.