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Nearing Vicksburg

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on September 7, 2024. Posted in Featured, General, Racism to Reconciliation. 4 Comments on Nearing Vicksburg

I drove the narrow, wooded road until nearing Vicksburg where the green overhang opened up to cotton and soybean fields. The road into town, Clay Street, drops you right off at the Vicksburg National Park. The Civil War siege of Vicksburg, and the city’s July 4th, 1863, surrender gave Union forces control over the Mississippi River. The Park...

A Pool Redux

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on August 29, 2024. Posted in Featured, General. 6 Comments on A Pool Redux

I a pool redux, I got back in the pool today. I hurt my back in March (March!) which totally disrupted my swimming. You would think swimming would be good for one’s back (I did), but one time after I swam, I couldn’t walk and that scared me off. I’m a little pissed at the doctor who didn’t give me a steroid pack like I got...

Proselytizing Writing

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on August 17, 2024. Posted in Featured, General, Writing. 8 Comments on Proselytizing Writing

I’ve been talking incessantly about contemplative writing. Y’all know me. I tend to fall into things. Then I’ve got to share my new loves. But this time it’s not entirely my fault. People keep asking, what are you writing these days? I make some desultory remark about novels that are doing great in contests but can’t...

My New Pair of Wings

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on August 13, 2024. Posted in Featured, General, LOVE, Writing. 6 Comments on My New Pair of Wings

My favorite wings are the silver and brown leather wings I bought for myself several years ago. Christmas had arrived, and all the years of my childhood, Christmas meant new wings. Bright-colored jeans and a long sleeve snap shirt and cap guns in their holsters, too. Maybe I was nostalgic or maybe I was feeling sorry for myself, but I wanted a new...

The Gaze of Compassion

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on August 2, 2024. Posted in General, GOD, LOVE, Writing. 2 Comments on The Gaze of Compassion

“Imagine the moment when the presence of Great Love gazes with compassion on the parts of me with which I struggle.” This prompt was brought to us by a member of our Contemplative Writing Group gathering. At the time, all-consuming Great Stress filled my life; I struggled to remember Great Love. So writing contemplatively on the gaze...

Love Lives On

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on July 27, 2024. Posted in General, GOD, LOVE. 14 Comments on Love Lives On

This week, our family lost a loved one. The funeral was heart-wrenching. An incredible light, gone far too soon. But joy too. Gratitude for having her, the delight she was on this earth. One thing I know from the service: love lives on. For the nine hour drive to-and-from the funeral, rain pounded. Windshield wipers flailing, me squinting to...

Love in the Lowe’s

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on July 24, 2024. Posted in General, LOVE. 6 Comments on Love in the Lowe’s

I was sitting on the floor of the Lowe’s today waiting on the key cutter to cut new keys. A man was talking to the key cutter while he worked. I don’t know what they were talking about because they were talking in Spanish. The man, it turns out was the dad of a family who came walking down the aisle to join him. Walking, except for a...

Harris for President

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on July 24, 2024. Posted in General. 8 Comments on Harris for President

I was at a festival last week where a prominent Black female author talking about Biden possibly bowing out of the race, said, “America today won’t elect a Black woman president.” Over the next several days as talk of change in the ticket intensified, whenever my husband raised the possibility of Harris replacing him, I quoted...

You are Wonderful

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on July 6, 2024. Posted in General, LOVE. 14 Comments on You are Wonderful

I like mayo on my hotdog. I have one nearsighted eye and one farsighted eye. I can swim the length of a 25 yard pool in one breath. I am afraid of ocean liners and the car running out of gas. Snakes don’t scare me. I love my family. I hate single-use contact lens. I was blond as a child then strawberry blond then a boy...

Today

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on June 23, 2024. Posted in General, Writing. 8 Comments on Today

Today, I met with the two folks I’m co-collaborating with on our Wild Goose Contemplative Writing experience. We talked about contemplative writing, what it was, how on earth we create a meaningful experience in 50 minutes. We laughed. Fully understanding we were in this together, we brainstormed. Our resulting plan is awesome. Perhaps because...