by Carol Jane Morrison | Aug 28, 2023 | Essays, The Biblio File
A NEW SONG Change that involves leaving people and places I’m attached to, has always been, for me, a stressful mixture of sadness and untethered anxiety. Ed and I recently left the church that’s been a major part of our lives for seven years, and though I don’t...
by Carol Jane Morrison | Jul 14, 2022 | Essays, The Biblio File
CATCHING UP A couple of months ago, after telling Ed I feared I’d taken on too much volunteer work, I watched myself, as if I were a character in a movie, pick up my phone and begin organizing a fundraiser for Ukraine at my church. For the next six weeks, I spent...
by Carol Jane Morrison | Jul 13, 2022 | Book Reviews
“The Distinguished Guest” by Sue Miller I have decided not to buy any more books till I delve into each of the ones on my bookcase shelves and decide either to read or give it away. I started The Distinguished Guest a couple of weeks ago. It begins, “In...
by Carol Jane Morrison | Mar 2, 2022 | Essays, The Biblio File
THE GALAXY SONG I still get tickled that I chose Monty Python’s Galaxy Song to perform at my voice teacher’s online Christmas recital. I don’t know what drew me to it, as I hadn’t heard it in ages. But I listened to several arrangements and was particularly drawn to...
by Carol Jane Morrison | Mar 2, 2022 | Book Reviews
“The Undocumented Americans” by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio Oh my goodness, this woman can write. I read where someone referred to this book as “a scream and a song”, and I totally agree. Karla reminds me of Roxanne Gay, in that she’s angry and raw and...