General Archives - Ellen Morris Prewitt

When AI Fails

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on July 15, 2026. Posted in Featured, General, Writing. 7 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...

In the “Movies”

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on June 24, 2026. Posted in Featured, General, When We Were Murderous Time-Traveling Women. 11 Comments on In the “Movies”

I expect I’ve mentioned here how hard it is for me to see photos of myself. Traditionally, it’s been even harder for me to watch film of myself. “Movies,” as they say, rather than still photographs. Recently, I appeared on the Earle Farrell 4Memphis Show. My husband was there during the interview. He said I did a good...

The Kindness of Strangers

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on June 10, 2026. Posted in Featured, General, When We Were Murderous Time-Traveling Women. 4 Comments on The Kindness of Strangers

This authoring business is a Blanche DuBois undertaking. Like the heroine in A Streetcar Named Desire, authors must depend on the kindness of strangers. First, an author asks people to come to their event. Then, when the guests arrive, you want them to buy a book. After that, you’re hoping they crack open the book and read it. Once...

This and That

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on June 2, 2026. Posted in Featured, General. 6 Comments on This and That

I was talking about this and that to the woman who’s been helping me with publicity for the book, and I told her how much fun I was having with this rollout. On a deeper level, I told her, I’ve realized that I have friends. I have loving family. People who support me. I even have unknown readers who are showing up at the book...

It’s Official!

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on June 1, 2026. Posted in General, Racism to Reconciliation. 19 Comments on It’s Official!

It’s official! The Mississippi Press Association will induct Ida B. Wells into its Hall of Fame. Mrs. Wells is by many accounts the greatest journalist Mississippi has ever produced. Born in Holly Springs, she moved to Memphis to teach school. In 1892, when a white mob lynched Mrs. Wells’ friend and successful grocery man Thomas...