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The Dispassionate Dead

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on April 5, 2014. Posted in General. 6 Comments on The Dispassionate Dead

Today, the pain arrived on a beautiful Saturday morning when spring had finally peeped around the corner, and I was exulting in the joy of life. When the doctor has told you, “If you said ‘now,’ I’d have you in the OR tomorrow replacing both hips,” the pain can descend at any moment. Problem is, each time, the pain...

How to Judge Success (or Confessions of a Puzzle Slut)

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on April 5, 2014. Posted in General. No Comments on How to Judge Success (or Confessions of a Puzzle Slut)

How to Judge Success (or Confessions of a Puzzle Slut).

Dr. King’s Room

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on April 4, 2014. Posted in General. No Comments on Dr. King’s Room

The first time I visited the National Civil Rights Museum, what I saw were words. Words and words and more words hanging on the walls upon black and white sheets of paper. So many words. After my early visit, the museum added a few physical exhibits, most notably a big-ass garbage truck in recognition of the striking sanitation workers who brought...

The Community of Doers

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on March 29, 2014. Posted in General. 2 Comments on The Community of Doers

I am going to start a new church. We’ll be called a community of doers. No more community of believers for us. In this church, nothing must you believe; you needn’t even believe in doing. We won’t approve of what you are doing. We won’t disapprove of what you are doing or not doing. All we ask is that you want to do. BTW—you can’t join this church. You...

Self-Publishers Self-Promotion: Mock-you-deals

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on March 29, 2014. Posted in General. 6 Comments on Self-Publishers Self-Promotion: Mock-you-deals

“In a zero book deal, Ellen Morris Prewitt’s short story collection, Cain’t Do Nothing with Love, on-line in audio” “Underselling author Ellen Morris Prewitt’s short story collection Cain’t Do Nothing with Love to caintdonothingwithlove.wordpress.com” “Author of multiple works of mischief, Ellen Morris Prewitt’s...

St. Joseph Walks into a Bar

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on March 18, 2014. Posted in General. 2 Comments on St. Joseph Walks into a Bar

Tomorrow is St. Joseph’s Day. We will be joining in the festivities at Love Lost Lounge in the Mariny. The bar’s owner is continuing a tradition from his childhood of offering a St. Joseph Altar for the neighborhood. A couple of years ago, I stumbled upon the altar walking home from the Healing Center. Last year, Tom and I went with...

The Count-Down has Begun

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on March 18, 2014. Posted in General. No Comments on The Count-Down has Begun

Into the oven they go: St. Joseph Altar Bread

I Take My Lent Seriously

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on March 18, 2014. Posted in General. 6 Comments on I Take My Lent Seriously

For Lent, I gave up critiquing people. Well, actually I adopted a practice of launching into a critique only to pop my hand over my mouth and say, “Oh, sh!t. I gave up critiquing people for Lent.” So, in fact, for Lent, I took on cursing. * I hate to announce my intent because, as my husband correctly points out, my creations often...

Decomposing the Vote

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on March 12, 2014. Posted in General. 5 Comments on Decomposing the Vote

Why do they call it a dead heat? Because the originator of the phrase was from the South, and she knew what heat can do to you? Or do the dead actually emit heat when decomposing? At this point you’re probably asking yourself, why would her mind go there, and why on earth is she sharing it with us? (BTW: don’t research this question—you...

Which Novel Next?

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on March 8, 2014. Posted in General. 9 Comments on Which Novel Next?

If I tell you my one-sentence pitch, will you tell me which novel you’d rather read? Model for Deception When her model partner disappears, a Memphis fashion model uses her “clothes whisperer” skills to investigate the case, only to discover clues to the murder of her long-lost favorite cousin. In the Name of Mississippi A young documentarian...