Jo Ann Walczak
Writer & Author of The Walk on Layton
About
Jo Ann Walczak is a writer and former English teacher from Scott Township, Pennsylvania. She taught at Lakeland High School and later spent a year in China as the first fluent English teacher at a public high school of over 3,000 students. She returned to China six times over six years to serve at an orphanage. Her writing is rooted in faith and the idea of "the Walk"—how we choose to live our lives. She keeps a blog, "On Layton: The View from My Front Porch," named after the road she lives on in Northeastern Pennsylvania. As she says: "If you live with your eyes wide open, you will find that the world is rich in stories."
Books
The Walk on Layton: 52 Modern Parables for Your Journey
A nonfiction collection of 52 short stories about life, family, and experiences in the United States and China. Named after Layton Road where Jo Ann lives, each story ends with encouragement for your Walk—reflecting the book's theme of how we choose to live our lives. Designed to read one story per week over the course of a year. Released December 2024.
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On Layton: The View from My Front Porch—stories, reflections, and conversations from the blog that led to the book.
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