by Carol Jane Morrison | Jan 16, 2018 | Essays, The Biblio File
The Biblio File January 2018 Essay: “Shoot, I Reckon” SHOOT, I RECKON My eleven year old grandson, Dylan, does not like me to cuss. He’s a sensitive boy who’s been told that swearing is wrong, and he likes to do things right. I’m a potty mouth...
by Carol Jane Morrison | Dec 19, 2017 | Book Reviews
“Anything Is Possible” by Elizabeth Strout I’ve been smitten by Elizabeth Strout since I read OLIVE KITTEREDGE, and even more enamored since taking a class from her a few years ago. The woman can write. Her characters are expertly drawn as are the...
by Carol Jane Morrison | Dec 18, 2017 | Essays, The Biblio File
The Biblio File December 2017 Essay: “Thank You” THANK YOU I don’t remember exactly why Ed and I met with a marriage counselor thirty years ago. We were probably upsetting each other in the same ways we still can, but hadn’t yet learned to repair. I...
by Carol Jane Morrison | Nov 15, 2017 | Book Reviews
“Nothing’s for Nothing: Transformation through Trauma” by Rebekah Demirel Rebekah Demirel grew up in circumstances that could have flattened or destroyed her. But they didn’t. She not only survived, she flourished. Rebekah’s...
by Carol Jane Morrison | Nov 13, 2017 | Essays, The Biblio File
The Biblio File November 2017 Essay: “The Center That Holds” THE CENTER THAT HOLDS I recently watched a documentary on prolific author Joan Didion, titled “The Center Will Not Hold”. I first imagined a piece of cheese toast, soft and falling apart in the middle....
