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Writing in Public with Johanna Rothman

Jan 30, 2026

The transcript:

This is 60 Seconds of Writing in Public with Johanna Rothman for January 30, 2026, where I read an excerpt of just a minute of some writing in progress.

This is more of that carnival short story.

At five in the evening, the Carnival had just opened. As the throng of people streamed in, Sofia felt...


Jan 16, 2026

The transcript:

This is 60 Seconds of Writing in Public with Johanna Rothman for January 16, 2026, where I read an excerpt of just a minute of some writing in progress.

This is part of a carnival short story.

With her invisible earpiece in her left ear, her dark curls pulled into a long tail down the back of her...


Jan 9, 2026

The Transcript:

This is 60 Seconds of Writing in Public with Johanna Rothman for January 9, 2026, where I read an excerpt of just a minute of some writing in progress.

This is part of a summer romance short story.

She was here, alone. Her teenagers were learning how to adult. She wouldn’t pull them away from that,...


Jan 2, 2026

The Transcript: 

This is 60 Seconds of Writing in Public with Johanna Rothman for January 2, 2026, where I read an excerpt of just a minute of some writing in progress.

This is part of a science fiction mystery story.

The Space Bar wasn’t really a bar. It was this immense alcohol cloud in the middle of Milky Way. And...


Dec 19, 2025

The Transcript: 

This is 60 Seconds of Writing in Public with Johanna Rothman for December 19, 2025, where I read an excerpt of just a minute of some writing in progress.

This is part of a science fiction mystery story.

Sipping her hot water because the coffee replicators were on the fritz—again—Louisa Armstrong...