Carter Johnson

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Carter Davis Johnson is a Ph.D. candidate in English at the University of Kentucky. In addition to his scholarly work, he writes creatively and has been published in Ekstasis, Road Not Taken, and Flyover Country. He also writes a weekly Substack, Dwelling: Embracing the non-identical in life and art.

Recent Essays

“The Sensation of Seeing”: How T.S. Eliot Defamiliarizes the Christmas Story

Carter Johnson - January 6, 2025

That which we most value is often that which most frequently slips into dull repetition.

Winter Rabbits

Carter Johnson - May 27, 2024

And so the shotgun sits in our home like a quiet benediction. It dreams—as I do—of long walks in the valleys of my youth and whispers of future pastures that are untrod and unspoiled.

Fly Fishing and Henry Bugbee

Carter Johnson - October 30, 2023

We can never ossify the world because it is always moving and changing like the river. Yet we can open ourselves to this ever fluctuating movement. This is manifested in the moment when the angler, fly, and fish are suspended together, held as with the fragile tension of water molecules. This is that something.

Invitations to Dwell

Carter Johnson - July 19, 2023

We soaked in the morning and our coffee, aware that we were technically trespassing. But, at the moment, we felt the weight of heritage, a complicated term that outmatched the real-estate deeds housed in Pulaski county courthouse.