by Carol Jane Morrison | Jun 15, 2018 | Book Reviews
“You Must Remember This” by Joyce Carol Oates Last month, I wrote that I’d not yet finished this novel about the relationship between fifteen year old Enid and her thirtiesh ex-boxer uncle, Felix. This one I finished. The novel is astonishingly well...
by Carol Jane Morrison | Jun 14, 2018 | Essays, The Biblio File
The Biblio File June 2018 Essay: “Far Too Long” FAR TOO LONG The small, fortiesh man in a t-shirt and stocking cap stands at the mic in front of the state capitol in Olympia and says, grinning, “When the Asians come out protesting, you know there’s some...
by Carol Jane Morrison | May 24, 2018 | Essays, The Biblio File
The Biblio File May 2018 Essay: “Life in Death Valley” LIFE IN DEATH VALLEY When I told my grandson, on the phone, that his Grandpa Ed and I would be leaving for the Southwest and Death Valley, he said, “I wouldn’t want to go to a place that had...
by Carol Jane Morrison | Apr 13, 2018 | Essays, The Biblio File
The Biblio File April 2018 Essay: “Surprise!” SURPRISE! When I was a therapist and teacher, I taught courses on how to be assertive. I can cite the particulars: Aggressiveness is a show of power. Assertiveness is a show of strength and control. Aggressiveness is...
by Carol Jane Morrison | Apr 13, 2018 | Book Reviews
“Behold the Dreamers” by Imbolo Mbue It’s been awhile since I read a book I did not want to put down. I don’t even like the term “page turner”. But BEHOLD THE DREAMERS got me. When Jenga and Neni, a young immigrant couple from Cameroon, become...
