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Writer's Block By Thomas Johnston
Tom Johnston is an award-winning journalist and the editor for Meatingplace magazine.

 

October 09, 2024 | An Ugly Head to Rear

September 25, 2024 | How about now?

August 21, 2024 | Our best (re)gards

July 17, 2024 | Well, that sucked

June 05, 2024 | Save the Beef?

May 22, 2024 | Meat: What is it good for?

May 01, 2024 | In Wadiak’s wake

April 10, 2024 | The Chickens Are Home to Roost

March 20, 2024 | A matter of time

March 06, 2024 | Here’s looking up your establishment number

January 03, 2024 | Best quotes of 2023

November 29, 2023 | Not so fast

October 13, 2023 | Cry if you want to

October 11, 2023 | Cook the s*** out of my burger — if you must

September 13, 2023 | New school

September 08, 2023 | Ifs, ands, and butts

August 23, 2023 | Fill 'er up

August 09, 2023 | Here's the beef?

July 19, 2023 | It’s not easy being green

June 21, 2023 | Pressure is a privilege

May 10, 2023 | Winner winner?

April 19, 2023 | Take a step back

April 12, 2023 | The children are not our future

March 29, 2023 | Meatpacking: a safe space

March 15, 2023 | Best intentions

January 18, 2023 | All aboard

December 21, 2022 | You said it!

December 07, 2022 | Lost in transaction

December 02, 2022 | Around we go?

November 23, 2022 | It’s not someone else’s problem

November 09, 2022 | The devil you know

October 26, 2022 | When 'two-for-one' is not a good deal

October 12, 2022 | Bite the bullet

September 28, 2022 | Search terms

September 14, 2022 | Roll out the barrel

August 31, 2022 | Disturbed and paranoid

August 17, 2022 | Let's talk about sex

August 03, 2022 | Travel budgets be damned

July 20, 2022 | Parallel universes

June 22, 2022 | The need for — and the problem with — speed

June 08, 2022 | Relationship goals

May 25, 2022 | To build on ‘sustainability’

May 11, 2022 | Small time?

April 27, 2022 | Can't win 'em all

April 12, 2022 | #WeToo

March 30, 2022 | A long haul to 'normal'

March 02, 2022 | War torn

February 16, 2022 | The court of claims

February 02, 2022 | Kindred spirits

January 19, 2022 | People, please!

January 05, 2022 | May life hand you 'nice, juicy oranges'

December 22, 2021 | Buy that as it may

December 08, 2021 | Getting there

November 24, 2021 | For the turkeys

November 10, 2021 | What matters

October 27, 2021 | Are you ready?

October 13, 2021 | COVID-19: I (hope I) don't get it

September 29, 2021 | I really don't care anymore

September 15, 2021 | Big shot

September 01, 2021 | Rest insured

August 11, 2021 | We're not in Florida anymore

July 28, 2021 | School's in

July 07, 2021 | Saving my bacon

June 23, 2021 | How the world has turned, for the better

June 09, 2021 | Smart mouth

May 26, 2021 | The ‘eye’ of the consumer

April 14, 2021 | Who's on third?

March 31, 2021 | To talk on water

March 17, 2021 | A shot in the arm

March 03, 2021 | What would you do with a Costco rotisserie chicken?

February 17, 2021 | Where worlds converge

February 03, 2021 | Isn't it ironic?

January 20, 2021 | The missing link

January 06, 2021 | Close encounters

December 23, 2020 | You said it best

December 09, 2020 | The next shot

November 25, 2020 | Our “cheesy” Thanksgiving

November 11, 2020 | A game of chicken

October 28, 2020 | A picture's worth

October 14, 2020 | Take it all in

September 30, 2020 | Balance and prosper

September 16, 2020 | Do the math

September 02, 2020 | It's personal

August 19, 2020 | Related material

August 05, 2020 | Freedom isn't free

July 08, 2020 | So much more than $1

June 24, 2020 | Second child

June 10, 2020 | Pride and prejudice

May 27, 2020 | Lest we ‘forget’

May 13, 2020 | Check your temperature (UPDATE)

April 29, 2020 | A slap in the face

April 15, 2020 | A moment of calm

April 01, 2020 | Inspiration is viral

March 18, 2020 | Coronavirus is a defining moment

March 04, 2020 | “It’s Corona time!”

February 19, 2020 | If you're angry and you know it...

February 05, 2020 | China's sick

January 22, 2020 | Relay

January 08, 2020 | Time to get moving

December 18, 2019 | Get real

November 20, 2019 | No gut, no glory

October 23, 2019 | The coolest thing about the huge, high-tech Costco chicken plant was …

September 25, 2019 | Keep the change

August 28, 2019 | Check your heads

July 31, 2019 | In chicken, as in life, perspective matters

July 03, 2019 | No news isn't always good news

June 05, 2019 | From racks of ribs to kale shakes

May 08, 2019 | Changes to embrace

March 13, 2019 | Gut feeling

February 13, 2019 | Raising Kane

January 16, 2019 | Check yourself

December 19, 2018 | A love of labor?

November 21, 2018 | Pause for potato chips

October 24, 2018 | When two worlds meat

September 26, 2018 | Easier said than done

August 29, 2018 | Poor meat :(

August 01, 2018 | Chicken tonight

July 11, 2018 | A price to pay

June 06, 2018 | He says a lot of things

May 09, 2018 | Don’t you be my neighbor

April 11, 2018 | Put the applause on ICE

March 14, 2018 | Walk the line

February 14, 2018 | Wait for me, meat industry

November 22, 2017 | Triumph over tragedy