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A Snail Went to Carlos Fuentes Funeral

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on November 5, 2013. Posted in General. No Comments on A Snail Went to Carlos Fuentes Funeral

Sometimes I get so frustrated by the pace of my writing career, I Google the titles of my novels to see if something is going on with them that I don’t know about. This is an insane activity, as the novels haven’t been published. The only place they exist—other than a mention or two in contests I’ve placed in over the...

“Just Now” written and read by Ellen Morris Prewitt

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on October 31, 2013. Posted in General. No Comments on “Just Now” written and read by Ellen Morris Prewitt

“Just Now” First appeared in print in Memphis Magazine, the winner of its 2009 Short Fiction Contest. To contribute to the American Cancer Society, please follow the link here or visit http://cancer.org Listen to the story here:

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Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on October 31, 2013. Posted in General. No Comments on For extra content, follow me on Instagram

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A Last Moment of Intimacy

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on October 31, 2013. Posted in General. No Comments on A Last Moment of Intimacy

This is the last week of the rollout. Look back: the first story launched on June 26 (of this year, as my friend from writing group would clarify.) We sustained a hiatus when my daddy died, then resumed with vigor. When the current week is done, we will enter PHASE II. The collection will be made available in full on other host sites. The...

4 Simple Questions

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on October 27, 2013. Posted in General. No Comments on 4 Simple Questions

Our mini-series, “Recording Your Fiction,” is a on-going conversation about audio as a self-publishing option. I’m a published author who recently recorded my short story collection, Cain’t Do Nothing with Love. The stories have been rolling out on-line one story per week; they’re available for free listening on...

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...