by Carol Jane Morrison | Feb 23, 2017 | Essays, The Biblio File
The Biblio File February 2017 Essay: “The Same Stuff” THE SAME STUFF Yesterday morning, at our newfound Methodist Church, Ed and I sang “Let There Be Peace on Earth”, the music and my heart filled with longing. At home, over tomato soup and grilled cheese...
by Carol Jane Morrison | Feb 23, 2017 | Book Reviews
“I’m Your Man” by Sylvie Simmons “Trust the art, not the artist,” I’ve heard. Leonard Cohen has been iconic to me, and I was wary about reading his biography. A friend told me he wasn’t painted in the best light, particularly where women...
by Carol Jane Morrison | Jan 25, 2017 | Book Reviews
“Moloka’i” by Alan Brennert Rachel Kalama, a little girl in 1890’s Honolulu, immediately grabbed me with her straightforward sweetness and spunk. The spunk would serve her especially well, because at the age of seven, Rachel was sent to...
by Carol Jane Morrison | Jan 25, 2017 | Essays, The Biblio File
The Biblio File January 2017 Essay: “It’s All Material” IT’S ALL MATERIAL My jaw is clenched. When I awoke at three o’clock this morning, my teeth and gums throbbed. My shoulders are sore from tensing them. There’s a place in my chest...
by Carol Jane Morrison | Dec 21, 2016 | Book Reviews
“This Road We Traveled” by Jane Kirkpatrick Fiction is short on protagonists who are, as my book club friend, Cindy, says, “women of a certain age”. That’s only one reason I like THIS ROAD WE TRAVELED, the latest of acclaimed, award winning Jane...
