Greg Johnson

Greg S. Johnson is a writer and editor based in Las Vegas,N.V. For several years he taught English throughout Asia and lived for extended periods in South Korea, Thailand and Laos. His short fiction has appeared in Palooka and Alimentum Journal, and he is an occasional contributor to CNN Travel and Matador.

Certain Savages: Hyperinflation

On low marshy islands in the middle of the River Seine, an encampment of Celtic fishermen, the Parisii, once founded a village. The fishermen worshipped the horned god Cernunnos whom they believed united the earth, sea and sky. To this stag-horned hunter they sacrificed goats and pigs to ensure the fertility of their women. They doused statues of him in holy water to ensure their nets returned filled with fish. They laid flowers at his feet and fought enemy invaders who attempted to desecrate the Lord of the Dance. Read more.

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