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Remembering Sonja

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on October 25, 2013. Posted in General, GRIEF. 4 Comments on Remembering Sonja

Her hair wound in a braid down her back, always. She was Indian, her dad a professor at Duke. Sonja was her name. We were in the 7th grade, she a part of the group of girls who had welcomed me, the new student, into their friendship. She wore tennis shoes to school and the long black braid. One time, at a spend-the-night party, I saw her...

“Squiggles the Squirrel” written & read by Ellen Morris Prewitt

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on October 24, 2013. Posted in General. No Comments on “Squiggles the Squirrel” written & read by Ellen Morris Prewitt

“Squiggles the Squirrel” To contribute to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, a grassroots nonprofit working to end violence in the lives of women, please follow the link here or visit ncadv.org. Listen to the story here:

I’m a marathoner in a sprinting world

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on October 24, 2013. Posted in General. No Comments on I’m a marathoner in a sprinting world

I can feel it – I’m eating up track, finally in the groove for the story, and the week is over. Finished. Done. Time to move on. A week is a short thing. Stay tuned for a new story. It involves Love. And a man in a squirrel costume. Remember: You Cain’t Do Nothing with Love

Recording Your Fiction: A New Approach

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on October 22, 2013. Posted in General. 3 Comments on Recording Your Fiction: A New Approach

Everyone’s talking about e-book or print, self-publishing or traditional. I want to talk about something different. Following the advice of my favorite fortune cookie ever—try a different way or new approach—today, I’m beginning a conversation about a different approach: audio. That is, recording your work and making it available to...

Why Abandon the Book?

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on October 21, 2013. Posted in General. No Comments on Why Abandon the Book?

I am a child of the book. No more than five books from the children’s section of the library—what’s to be done? Not enough money to buy more than one book from the Book Mobile, thank God for Little Bear gifts from loving aunts. Summers spent in air-conditioned rooms lazing on beds, reading one Faulkner after another Welty after...

An Audacious Proclamation

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on October 18, 2013. Posted in General. 6 Comments on An Audacious Proclamation

I had a friend. His name was Brandon. He died. He was in his early 80s, so he was supposed to die, right? But Brandon had a goal. He wanted to be the oldest ever first-time-published author. I loved Brandon for this goal, and I thought he would meet it, because he was a damn fine writer. Then he died. One of the things I am thankful for in...

“Full Moon Walk”

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on October 18, 2013. Posted in General. 3 Comments on “Full Moon Walk”

When her girls were young, my older sister led them on full moon walks. Once a month, when the moon was full, the family would set out, walking into the nighttime. Sometimes the walk was around the block. Sometimes it occurred on hikes through the wilderness. Always, the walks happened when and where the moon happened. Once, when the family...

“Full Moon Walk” written & read by Ellen Morris Prewitt

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on October 17, 2013. Posted in General. No Comments on “Full Moon Walk” written & read by Ellen Morris Prewitt

“Full Moon Walk” First appeared in print in Southern Women’s Review. To contribute to The Nature Conservancy, a worldwide charity preserving the lands and waters on which all life depends, please follow the link here or visit www.nature.org. Listen to the story here:

You’re Loser, Baby

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on October 13, 2013. Posted in General. No Comments on You’re Loser, Baby

My fiction is for those who like Flight of the Conchords … even though the show’s no longer on TV. Or “Trailer Park Boys” … even though it’s from Canada … and no longer on TV. Or Beck’s “Loser” … even though its real name is (Get Crazy with the Cheeze-Whiz). Or anyone whose...

In Medias Res

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on October 12, 2013. Posted in General. 2 Comments on In Medias Res

On the sidewalk, we pass a busker clutching a tuba telling his friend he wanted a machete. My gait causes me to lag behind Tom, and a man on a weaving bicycle calls, “Hey, darling. Out for a morning stroll?” I twist my head, thinking I know him—who would I know in the Bywater in New Orleans?—because it’s been so long since...