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The Beauty of Lent 2019

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on March 7, 2019. Posted in General, GOD, LOVE. No Comments on The Beauty of Lent 2019

Lent creeps up on us with ashy feet, banishing the revelry and sunshine in favor of introspection and smoky religion. We kneel and stare at the floor, contemplating. What to do with ourselves? How to spend the 40 days stair-stepping up to Easter and resurrection? Take on, give up. Piety and sacred resolutions. What direction to point...

So It’s Out in the World…

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on March 6, 2019. Posted in General, Writing. 6 Comments on So It’s Out in the World…

I’m grateful to Literary Orphans for publishing this essay/prose poem/whatever of mine. And the accompanying artwork is great. The title is Atomirotica. It’s got an attitude. 🙂 If you look closely at this photo, you’ll see the image of Miss Atom Bomb (or something like that). My very own refrigerator magnet...

I Spent All Day Searching for 2 Turntables

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on March 5, 2019. Posted in General, LOVE. 2 Comments on I Spent All Day Searching for 2 Turntables

The Family Portrait for Mardi Gras 2019: Twisted Sister, Dr. John, and The Microphone The Microphone and Dr. John The costume lost something when I had to add the jacket, but it was 39 degrees!!! HAPPY MARDI GRAS!!!

The Plates (or chainsaws)

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on March 3, 2019. Posted in FASHION, General, Writing. 4 Comments on The Plates (or chainsaws)

I am a plate juggler. (Or, as my former senior law partner called it, a chainsaw juggler. ) I have a lot of projects going at once. Right now, I’m running as hard as I can after my goal of “getting my work out there.” This gives me five projects in various stages of completion. Here they are. (I don’t expect you to...

I Second a Blooming

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on March 3, 2019. Posted in Writing. 11 Comments on I Second a Blooming

Once upon a time, before I ran away from home and got a divorce, but while my marriage was crumbling, I explored Mississippi. I drove all over the state, visiting cities everyone talked about but I had never seen. I went to Columbus and Holly Springs and Corinth where the railroad from the Civil War was a major attraction. I toured gravel...

Model for Deception

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on February 27, 2019. Posted in FASHION, General, Writing. 10 Comments on Model for Deception

So, it’s a good news/bad news type of deal. The good news: I requested a Kirkus Reviews of Model for Deception: A Vangie Street Mystery. This is what I call my “fashion model detective novel.” Here’s the book jacket on the novel: Vangie Street is older—thirty-two to be exact—when she takes up modeling in the...

The Next Big Thing

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on February 18, 2019. Posted in GOD, GRIEF, LOVE, Writing. 6 Comments on The Next Big Thing

I am soooo excited to announce The Next Big Thing. Here are a few hints: It’s a collaboration. It’s a novel. It’s artistic. It’s the most unique thing I’ve ever done. (Drum roll please): The Next Big Thing are special edition novels written by me and hand bound by artist and bookmaker Marisa...

The Big Head, Part II

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on February 17, 2019. Posted in General, LOVE. 2 Comments on The Big Head, Part II

Here we are at Part II of making my 2019 Mardi Gras costume. If you’ve joined us now, you can go back to this blog post to catch up with Part I.http://ellenmorrisprewitt.com/the-big-head/ After a period of letting the Paper Mache dry (tick, tock), I added two more layers of Paper Mache, with the final one being copy paper because...

The Big Head

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on February 12, 2019. Posted in General. No Comments on The Big Head

My Mardi Gras costume this year involves a big head mask. I knew I wanted to Paper Mache it (I did a LOT of Paper Mache when I was making crosses—I bought the sectioned frames artists use to stretch canvas, put them together for the correct size, then Paper Mached them either as a base to further decorate or with colored tissue, etc as the...

Hey Daffodils—It’s January!

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on January 27, 2019. Posted in General. 2 Comments on Hey Daffodils—It’s January!

It’s January on the Gulf Coast. The 100 daffodil bulbs I planted are unable to contain their enthusiasm. They have burst from the ground (expected) and are blooming (unexpected). The daffodil advance guard The rabbits have been busy too. DO NOT READ ANY FURTHER IF YOU DONT’ WANT TO SEE A PHOTO OF A RABBIT POOP...