Ellen's Very Southern Voice

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Ex-lawyer, current writer. Long distance swimmer. For better & worse, of the American South.

Words in Hotel Amerika, Gulf Coast, Barrelhouse, Image, Brevity, etc. Pushcart Special Mention. Peter Taylor Fellow. All into Contemplative Writing. Other stuff.

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2024-09-13 14:17:49

"Throughout its short life, Hurricane Francine was a storm that seemed barely able to hold itself together."
This opening to the NOLA.com article by MARK SCHLEIFSTEIN AND JEFF ADELSON reads like the opening line to an obituary.
#NOLA #NewOrleans #HurricaneFrancine

2024-09-11 16:33:03

You want me to have proof of citizenship to vote by bringing in my birth certificate? My birth certificate doesn't have my married name on it, you misogynistic Republican jerks.

2024-09-11 14:18:37

Lord, now I'm seeing where TFG's handlers worried if the "Happy" guy or "Angry'" guy would show up.
Not question what happened there.

2024-08-30 21:31:30

I just got a request for a full for When We Were Murderous Time-Traveling Women. That's featuring Etoile that I've been doing on #WordWeavers here. A small but traditional publisher. They will probably freak out when they read the whole thing. "What are we getting into here?" 😜

2024-08-28 15:48:52

Can I vent for just a minute? I get so peeved at people who live in the suburbs and hate on the city ALL THE TIME, a city they moved out of because "you know why" but ask them where they live and they say "New Orleans" or "Memphis" because they KNOW the person they're talking to LOVES that city, it's just their sorry asses that don't.
(This does NOT include folks who live in the suburbs 'cause the city is too expensive, which is so true--just the ones who spew hate until they wanna brag.)

2024-08-25 01:43:41

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Electricity! I hadn't thought of that. An avenue of inquiry....

2024-08-25 00:49:51

This last year, my hair has exploded in curls. I have done nothing new. No major diet changes. No different shampoo or conditioner. Just curls.
#Life

2024-08-23 00:27:10

#WritersCoffeeClub Would you ever collaborate on a book or other literary work? How do you feel about sharing the limelight?
Right now, I'm working on a book with my co-founder of the School for Contemplative Living's Contemplative Writing Group. We are envisioning the book together. I cannot imagine doing it on my own, as we gave the original workshop together, and my energy is weak without hers.

2024-08-18 00:50:35

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I'm sorry this has gone on sooooooo long. I do hope the fever goes away and so thankful the family has stayed clear of it--that would be awful if you went through all that isolation and they caught it.

2024-08-18 00:45:25

Y'all know me. I can't help myself. The least excuse, I'm proselytizing writing.
https://ellenmorrisprewitt.com/proselytizing-writing/
#WritingCommunity #Writing #Writers

2024-08-18 00:35:05

I've just about quit caring what people think about how I talk. My brain doesn't go in the usual places, and that's ok. Sometimes I have to over-narrate so people follow. Or I have to say, I'm processing what you said, because people have told me they can't read my blank look. If I'm making a larger connection between events, I'm gonna tell you. If the shirt you're wearing is a great color for you, I'll tell you. I can hear people saying, "She's an odd, odd duck." And that's ok too.

2024-08-15 17:18:25

#NOLA crime goes down faster than other cities thanks to "holistic" approach. Did you ever think you'd hear a police chief say 'holistic"?
https://www.nola.com/news/crime_police/nola-crime-drops-faster-than-other-us-cities-coalition-says/article_14b596aa-5a77-11ef-a91c-bf8b13981919.html

2024-08-13 00:44:04

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That's what's been so frustrating about this. I'm so diligent about doing it the way you're supposed to—spring and fall HVAC checkups, termite contract with 6 month inspections, etc—but thanks to incompetence, it didn't matter. C'est la vie.

2024-08-10 21:38:30

I am so happy Steph got his Gold medal. 🧡
I'm sorry for Wembanyama how much it meant to him to win.
#Olympics

2024-08-10 21:30:35

Yay!!!

2024-08-10 21:29:12

Steph!! Steph!!! Steph!!!

2024-08-10 21:28:32

Ahhhhhhhhh!!!

2024-08-10 21:27:47

This is the weirdest looking basketball floor.

2024-08-10 21:26:22

Steph!!!!

2024-08-10 21:23:52

I can recognize offensive goaltending when I see it. Apparently, FIBA doesn't recognize it.

2024-08-05 15:41:05

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My goodness, this is a hard choice.

2024-07-29 01:39:18

I am a woman of the American South. I love deep green overhangs and humid-filled nights. But in 2019 when I went to Mackinac Island, I fell in love with Lake Huron. It spoke to my heart in a way that makes no sense. Every time one of y'all posts a picture of the Great Lakes, I want to go back. So bad, I want to go back.

2024-07-28 01:11:31

One thing I love: the Harris campaign is soooooo direct in their rebuttal of GOP filth

2024-07-27 16:38:30

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So many where I come from call the Mimosa a "trash tree." I have planted two in my yard. ❤️