| a bird's eye view 2014 |
| a bird's eye view 2013 and 2012 |
| a bird's eye view 2011 and 2010 |
| a bird's eye view 2009 |
| a sense of place 2010 and 2009 |
| elfin forest 2014 |
| elfin forest 2013 and 2012 |
| elfin forest 2011 and 2010 |
| elfin forest 2009 |
| eye on the estuary 2011 and 2010 |
| healthy creeks 2012 |
| marine sanctuaries 2014 |
| marine sanctuaries 2013 and 2012 |
| marine sanctuaries 2011 and 2010 |
| ocean creatures 2011, 2010 and 2009 |
| pacific wildlife care 2014 |
| sweet springs reflections 2012 |
| sweet springs reflections 2011 |
| whale watch adventures 2014 and 2013 |
| environment |
| exploring outdoors |
| food and cooking |
| health and well being |
| native american culture |
| people |
| personal reflections |
| pets |
| sports and fitness |
| travel and entertainment |
| go green |
| one cool earth |
| go green 2013 and 2012 |
| go green 2011 and 2010 |
| go green 2009 |
| one cool earth 2013 and 2012 |
| a roe adventure |
| exploring the coast |
| take a hike |
| wilderness mind |
| a roe adventure 2014 |
| a roe adventure 2013 |
| exploring the coast 2013 and 2012 |
| exploring the coast 2011 and 2010 |
| exploring the coast 2009 |
| wilderness mind 2010 |
| slo coast cooking |
| grow learn eat |
| fausto and julia's food for thought |
| slo coast cooking 2013, 2012 and 2011 |
| grow learn eat 2011 and 2010 |
| food for thought 2010 and 2009 |
| ask the doc |
| body mind and spirit |
| feel better forever |
| medical myth busting |
| ask the doc 2014 |
| ask the doc 2013 and 2012 |
| ask the doc 2011 and 2010 |
| body mind spirit 2011 and 2010 |
| body mind spirit 2009 |
| feel better forever 2014 |
| feel better forever 2013 and 2012 |
| feel better forever2011 and 2010 |
| medical myth busting 2012 |
| medical myth busting 2011, 2010 and 2009 |
| northern chumash |
| northern chumash tribal council 2014 |
| northern chumash 2013 and 2012 |
| coast seniorwatch |
| joanne heaney los osos treasure |
| meet the neighbors |
| memorial to Joe Giannini |
| coast senior watch 2012 and 2011 |
| meet the neighbors 2010 |
| beyond the badge |
| coastland contemplations |
| observations of a country squire |
| dear abe |
| double vision |
| far horizons |
| morro musings |
| surfing through life |
| the human condition |
| under the tongue |
| whooo knew |
| beyond the badge 2014 |
| beyond the badge 2013 and 2012 |
| beyond the badge 2011 and 2010 |
| coastland contemplations 2014 |
| coastland contemplations2013 and 2012 |
| coastland contemplations2011 and 2010 |
| observations of a country squire 2014 |
| observations of a country squire 2014 |
| observations of a country squire 2011 and 2010 |
| dear abe2013 and 2012 |
| double vision 2014 |
| double vision 2013 and 2012 |
| double vision 2011 and 2010 |
| far horizons 2011 and 2010 |
| morro musings 2010 and 2009 |
| surfing thourgh life 2 2013 |
| the human condition 2014 |
| the human condition 2013 2012 and 2011 |
| under the tongue 2012 |
| under the tongue 2011 and 2010 |
| whooo knew |
| best friends |
| critter care |
| best friends 2014 |
| best friends 2013 and 2012 |
| best friends 2011 and 2010 |
| best friends 2009 |
| critter care 2010 and 2009 |
| adventures in fitness |
| sports spot |
| surfing out of the box |
| view from the lineup |
| adventures in fitness 2010 and 2009 |
| sports spot 2009 |
| surfing out of the box 2013 |
| surfing out of the box 2011 and 2010 |
| view from the lineup 2009 and 2010 |
| a peru adventure |
| free live music |
| journey to maui |
| free live music 2011 and 2010 |
| astrology |
| decorative arts |
| fine arts |
| music |
| non-fiction |
| photography |
| poetry and prose |
| elements of life |
| elements of life 2014 |
| elements of life 2013 |
| ikebana |
| turning weapons into art |
| art talk |
| seasons come seasons go |
| art talk 2011, 2010 and 2009 |
| a bird of many songs |
| mostly music |
| musical notes |
| opera slo |
| san luis obispo wind orchestra |
| the groff midi pedalboard |
| mostly music 2013 |
| opera slo 2014 |
| opera slo 2013 and 2012 |
| opera slo 2011 and 2010 |
| stories from my heart |
| the joy of sexus |
| eye on the coast |
| great shots |
| our world underwater |
| photo talk |
| shutterbugs |
| eye on the coast 2012 |
| great shots 2014 |
| great shots 2013 and 2012 |
| great shots 2011 and 2010 |
| great shots 2009 |
| photo talk 2009 |
| shutterbugs 2014 |
| shutterbugs 2013 and 2012 |
| shutterbugs 2011 |
| atascadero writers group |
| dappled things |
| frustrated local writer |
| genies pocket |
| great fiction |
| in other words |
| one poets perspective |
| practicing poetic justice |
| wildheart |
| atascadero writers group 2016 |
| atascadero writers group 2015 and 2014 |
| atascadero writers group 2013 and 2012 |
| atascadero writers January 2016 |
| atascadero writers November 2015 |
| frustrated local writer 2014 |
| frustrated local writer 2013 |
| genies pocket 2014 |
| genies pocket 2013 and 2012 |
| genies pocket 2011 and 2010 |
| genies pocket 2009 |
| great fiction 2014 |
| in other words 2009 |
| one poets perspective 2014 |
| one poets perspective 2013 and 2012 |
| one poets perspective 2011 and 2010 |
| practicing poetic justice 2014 |
| practicing poetic justice 2013 and 2012 |
| wildheart 2011 and 2010 |
Welcome to the Slo Coast Journal, “Judy’s Place”. The Journal brings you information
about California's Central Coast and surrounding area.
The Journal is dedicated to its creator, Judy Sullivan, for whom it was a labor of love from July, 2009 to January 2015. Her love of the Central Coast, its natural wonders, and its people, has been obvious in every issue of the Journal.
She inspired and encouraged the Journal’s talented writers and artists to share their talents and together with them,created something unique and wonderful.
Recent Postings
November, 2015
Last letter to Roxie by Betty Finocchiaro
January, 2016
The Magical Bean Pot by Ruth Cowne
Return of the Journal
In August, 2015, the Journal came back online at our new Web address, slocoastjournal.net. We thank our readers for their patience and loyalty.
The Journal has a new format. We no longer publish monthly issues. New work by our columnists’ will be published as submitted, and the most recent postings will be listed here on the Journal’s home page.
Each columnist has personal pages with links to all of that person’s work that has been published in the Journal over the years.
The Journal no longer publishes news articles.
In Memorium
Sadly, we must report that the Journal and its readers lost our star reporter, Jack McCurdy, in March, 2016. An article about Jack appears in the May 19, 2016 issue of the Bay News. Jack’s work can be viewed in the Archives on this site.
We had previously lost three wonderful people in late 2015.
Judy Sullivan was creator and editor of the Journal.
Betty Finocchiaro was one of the founders of the Atascadero Writers Group, and wrote the Journal’s popular “letter to Roxie” series.
George Zidbeck, whom many Journal readers know as the “Country Squire” shared his wisdom and wit with Journal readers for many years.
They will be greatly missed.
The Great Blue Heron Image on Banner by Nan Carder. All Content Copyright Slo Coast Journal and Individual Writers
Photo by Gene Elsdon