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Eternity or Bust

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on July 8, 2019. Posted in General, GOD, LOVE, Writing. 10 Comments on Eternity or Bust

When I read the theme for the summer issue of Exterminating Angel Press was “Eternity or Bust,” I knew I had the perfect submission. Thank goodness Tod Davies of EAP: the Magazine thought so too. I’m grateful to her for including my piece in her fabulous magazine. The short story is an excerpt from my novel THE BONE TRENCH....

TRACKING HAPPINESS: Chapter 24

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on July 7, 2019. Posted in General, GRIEF, Writing. 2 Comments on TRACKING HAPPINESS: Chapter 24

This is CHAPTER 24 in our series offering gossip, novel backstory, and personal confessions about TRACKING HAPPINESS: A SOUTHERN CHICKEN ADVENTURE. We’re working our way through a novel here. If you’re just now discovering us, you can jump in now or go back to the first entry and catch up. If you jump in now, I can’t promise you it won’t be confusing,...

My America

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on July 3, 2019. Posted in General, GOD, LOVE. No Comments on My America

This is my America. Where three white Mississippians stand in the heat and praise the knowledge of Raul, a landscape artist, because he knows what the heck he’s doing in this demanding climate. Because, in my America, we value competence, period. Where all the windows on the antique stores and clothing stores and breakfast hang-outs...

TRACKING HAPPINESS: Chapter 23

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on July 2, 2019. Posted in General, Writing. 2 Comments on TRACKING HAPPINESS: Chapter 23

This is CHAPTER 23 in our series offering gossip, novel backstory, and personal confessions about TRACKING HAPPINESS: A SOUTHERN CHICKEN ADVENTURE. We’re working our way through a novel here. If you’re just now discovering us, you can jump in now or go back to the first entry and catch up. If you jump in now, I can’t promise you it won’t be confusing,...

Odd Ellen Facts

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on July 1, 2019. Posted in General, LOVE. 6 Comments on Odd Ellen Facts

It’s time once again to offer some Odd Ellen Facts (is the adjective on the facts or on Ellen? You decide). They’re “Strange but true” statements from my life, unembellished, unfootnoted. Let’s begin: My uncle once wrote me a letter to suggest I buy a Roomba. Not only would the robotic vacuum cleaner keep my house...

In One Month: A Memphis Unveiling

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on June 28, 2019. Posted in General, GRIEF, LOVE, Writing. 2 Comments on In One Month: A Memphis Unveiling

One day, when I was walking around my sister’s fabulous Hays-Barton neighborhood in Raleigh, North Carolina, I looked up to see a stately house sitting on a hill. Spying such a house in her neighborhood isn’t unusual. Hays-Barton is an old area with beautiful trees and sweeping lawns and an esplanade wide as a park running through the...

Tracking Happiness: Chapter 22

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on June 27, 2019. Posted in General, Writing. No Comments on Tracking Happiness: Chapter 22

This is CHAPTER 22 in our series offering gossip, novel backstory, and personal confessions about TRACKING HAPPINESS: A SOUTHERN CHICKEN ADVENTURE. We’re working our way through a novel here. If you’re just now discovering us, you can jump in now or go back to the first entry and catch up. If you jump in now, I can’t promise you it won’t be confusing,...

Tracking Happiness: Chapter 21

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on June 25, 2019. Posted in General, Writing. No Comments on Tracking Happiness: Chapter 21

(After a brief hiatus while my website was updated, we are back rolling on down the line with the deep background on TRACKING HAPPINESS: A SOUTHERN CHICKEN ADVENTURE) This is CHAPTER 21 in our series offering gossip, novel backstory, and personal confessions about TRACKING HAPPINESS: A SOUTHERN CHICKEN ADVENTURE. We’re working our way through...

We’re Brand New!

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on June 25, 2019. Posted in General, Writing. 4 Comments on We’re Brand New!

Come on over. Sit on the porch. Flip through the pages. See what you might have missed. Laugh at the jokes. Shed a tear at the unfairness of it all. Discover a book you never knew existed. Please, stop by and enjoy the new website. Oh, and here’s a photo of the dog with a major war wound. Sustained at the Battle of the Groomer. Do NOT...

TRACKING HAPPINESS: Chapter 20

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on June 11, 2019. Posted in General, Writing. 2 Comments on TRACKING HAPPINESS: Chapter 20

This is CHAPTER 20 in our series offering gossip, novel backstory, and personal confessions about TRACKING HAPPINESS: A SOUTHERN CHICKEN ADVENTURE. We’re working our way through a novel here. If you’re just now discovering us, you can jump in now or go back to the first entry and catch up. If you jump in now, I can’t promise you it won’t be...