by Carol Jane Morrison | Aug 17, 2017 | Book Reviews
“Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body” by Roxane Gay Roxane Gay used to scare me. I admired her and thought she was a fine writer, but found her criticisms of authors and literary works scathing. I imagined her a fierce opponent to cultural appropriation, and, as...
by Carol Jane Morrison | Jul 18, 2017 | Essays, The Biblio File
The Biblio File July 2017 Essay: “Let Freedom Ring” LET FREEDOM RING I don’t know exactly when I began flinching at the sight of an American flag. I know it’s been since last November’s election, as I’ve watched civil rights crushed and...
by Carol Jane Morrison | Jul 18, 2017 | Book Reviews
“She Got Up Off the Couch” by Haven Kimmel I bought this book because the author, whom I follow on Facebook, announced that it was on sale, and I’d read A GIRL CALLED ZIPPY by the same author and liked it a good bit, and I found the title, SHE GOT UP...
by Carol Jane Morrison | Jun 16, 2017 | Essays, The Biblio File
The Biblio File June 2017 Essay: “Bustin’ Out” BUSTIN’ OUT Dogwoods are blooming among the cedars and alders and cottonwoods across our river. Rhodys sport clusters big as cabbages. Buds on our rosebushes are fat, about to pop. They’re doing...
by Carol Jane Morrison | May 18, 2017 | Book Reviews
“Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End” by Atul Gawande Atul Gawande is a physician with significant gifts. He’s a competent medical practitioner. He’s able and willing to observe himself and his colleagues in a way divested of the...
