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Random Thoughts August 2014

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on August 14, 2014. Posted in General. 5 Comments on Random Thoughts August 2014

Random Thoughts: * When it comes to what we call domestic violence, we refuse to acknowledge society’s interest in not having someone beat someone else up—if she forgives him, well, we should too * If your brand of religion doesn’t make you joyous to be alive, you might want to rethink that * If anything really bad ever happened to...

Beach Exuberance

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on July 31, 2014. Posted in General. 6 Comments on Beach Exuberance

Tomorrow, we go to the beach. I am, as Alan Greenspan used to say, irrationally exuberant. We’ve been going to this beach since I was in the eleventh grade. That’s a long time. My daddy introduced us to the beach—he vacationed nearby when he was a kid. The beach, for me, was emblematic of a new state of being that began in junior...

It’s Here—The Cover Art!

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on July 29, 2014. Posted in General. 7 Comments on It’s Here—The Cover Art!

WRITING OUR WAY HOME: A GROUP JOURNEY OUT OF HOMELESSNESS (THE BOOK)

Photos from Our Trip

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on July 26, 2014. Posted in General. 2 Comments on Photos from Our Trip

Selected photos of our trip from in Central Europe

Our Very Own Banner

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on July 23, 2014. Posted in General. 2 Comments on Our Very Own Banner

I cannot be at the Wednesday morning church service this week where “art” is defined as crosses made from chip bags thrown into the streets of the neighborhood, but I’m there nonetheless. I stab my thumb with my needle, and I’m remembering the suggestions for images to include on our new banner: an eagle, World Love,...

Spinning Plates, or The Writing Life

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on July 21, 2014. Posted in General. 6 Comments on Spinning Plates, or The Writing Life

Thank you to my friend and neighbor Susan Cushman for tagging me at Pen and Palette to answer some questions about my writing. If you don’t follow Susan’s blog, go take a look. Susan blogs regularly on writing, mental health, and faith; her post on Shrinking the Monsters discusses her own writing process. Susan is a wonderful supporter of the...

Grandparent Love

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on July 20, 2014. Posted in General. 2 Comments on Grandparent Love

We sat on the flat rock by the shore of Lake Pontchartrain dropping pebbles into the water-filled crevice of the rock while we watched the red ball of the sun drop swiftly—it’s disappearing as we watch!—into the blue clouds, rounded as mountains. As Tom and I said our goodbyes, Aubrey said, “I had fun dropping pebbles into the pond...

Join with me in prayer

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on July 14, 2014. Posted in General. 4 Comments on Join with me in prayer

Please enjoy this wonderful prayer poem from John Thomas Dodds

The Ramones and Me

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on July 13, 2014. Posted in General. No Comments on The Ramones and Me

I didn’t run with a crowd that liked the Ramones. I didn’t run with much of a crowd at all. During that period of my life, I was on my own emotionally, completing my schooling, being very functional in my choices. Not so for my music. Inside those idiosyncratic choices there lived the Ramones. I heard it and I loved it. “I...

Why I Want to Publish

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on July 11, 2014. Posted in General. 3 Comments on Why I Want to Publish

It took an obituary. As I’ve been pondering my writing journey, several people have asked me questions about my desire to get my work published. The thought-provoking questions have included, “You’ve written something you are proud of, is that not enough?” “But you enjoy the act of writing itself, right?” “I...