General Archives - Ellen Morris Prewitt

Dog Days of Summer

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on August 26, 2026. Posted in Featured, General. No Comments on Dog Days of Summer

I keep stumbling from day to day. Yesterday, I swam almost a mile then had to quit at 1550 yards. Y’all, I overheated IN THE POOL! I’ve never had that happen before. It’s an outdoor pool. The temperature in New Orleans during these dog days of summer was a “balmy” 89 degrees and a “feels like” of 108....

So You Will Know

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on August 24, 2026. Posted in Featured, General, GOD. 6 Comments on So You Will Know

Sometimes, to connect, you must slow down. Engage your patience. Deliberately engage your patience. So you will know. In September, my husband and I will visit Iona. I say the name and expect my listener to light up in wonder and appreciation. Sometimes they do, sometimes not. Iona is an island off the coast of Scotland. It’s actually...

A Reading

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on August 22, 2026. Posted in Featured, General, When We Were Murderous Time-Traveling Women. 4 Comments on A Reading

Call me ridiculous. I just drove 45 minutes—45 minutes to and from—to participate in a reading. I was one of nine authors. The reading was at a local library. I had 13 minutes to read. I wouldn’t miss it for the world. In fact, when the facilitator was reading my bio, I thought, Ellen, why don’t you tell the truth? Skip the...

Decatur Book Festival!

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on August 21, 2026. Posted in Featured, General, When We Were Murderous Time-Traveling Women. 2 Comments on Decatur Book Festival!

Y’all, I’m going to the Decatur Book Festival! I’m so excited. The festival takes place right outside of Atlanta. I know, the Falcons. Not good for a Saints fan. But take a look at the lineup of authors. It’s really fabulous. I’ll be on a panel with another writer who uses her family in her writing–more...

When AI Fails

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on July 15, 2026. Posted in Featured, General, Writing. 11 Comments on When AI Fails

I’ve been working on this essay about Ida B. Wells’ great-grandson coming for the induction of his great-grandmother into the Mississippi Press Association Hall of Fame. I mean, I’ve been working on it for days. Only in the final stages—what? the 72nd hour?—did I realize the true significance of the MPA action. It wasn’t...

Scrap: Salvaging a Family

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on July 10, 2026. Posted in General, Writing. 4 Comments on Scrap: Salvaging a Family

Call me a nerd—I love it when form follows function. Luanne Castle’s memoir, Scrap: Salvaging a Family does just that. Rather than traditional chapters, Luanne uses short (less than one page) vignettes. Thus, the descriptor of the book: “A Memoir in Flash.” Some of the vignetters are linked to the next entry; others stand...

Hear Me Out, Sis

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on July 8, 2026. Posted in Featured, General, GOD. 2 Comments on Hear Me Out, Sis

Even though God is so very important to me, I don’t often connect with devotionals. I’m drawn to them; I buy them. But then I find the tellings sappy, or it feels like the author is trying too hard to make a point. Hear Me Out, Sis: 31 Real Lessons from a Real One by Margaret Cowan, MSW, is different. First, Margaret’s...

Mrs. Wells

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on July 6, 2026. Posted in Featured, General, Racism to Reconciliation. 6 Comments on Mrs. Wells

Ellen started it. Not me. Ellen Hebron, the Vicksburg writer who in the 1800s was devoted to the Southern cause. Her honorary membership in the Mississippi Press Association led me to ask if the MPA had so honored Ida B. Wells, who was from Holly Springs and wrote around the same time as Ellen. Two Mississippi writers, one a Confederate married...

The Birthday of Our Country

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on July 5, 2026. Posted in Featured, General. 10 Comments on The Birthday of Our Country

Have you ever been to a birthday party where all anyone talked about was when the guest of honor was an infant? “So big at 9 pounds 8 ounces.” “She never cried, such a good baby.” “Little round bald headed baby.” And there stands the 21-year-old who graduated college. The forty-year-old raising his own family...

Time Musings

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on June 29, 2026. Posted in Featured, General. No Comments on Time Musings

I’m such a slouch blogger. I let time drift by and say nothing. Ideas flit into my brain, but no typing on the keyboard, and the ideas flit right back out. Plus, there’s the cloud floating t the back of my brain, whispering, You need to write about the book. Tell them what people are saying. Let them know readers are REALLY enjoying...