by Carol Jane Morrison | Dec 19, 2016 | Essays, The Biblio File
The Biblio File December 2016 Essay: “Christmas Carol” CHRISTMAS CAROL Last night, like every December for thirty years, Ed called me “Christmas Carol”. I was struck by how sweet he sounded, and how his eyes still do this twinkly Santa thing. He calls me...
by Carol Jane Morrison | Nov 23, 2016 | Book Reviews
Poor Little Brain I didn’t read a book this month. I started two—THE ROAD WE TRAVELED, by Jane Kirkpatrick, and HILLBILLY ELEGY, by John Vance. But I, like many of you, got clobbered by the presidential election, “clobbered” as in scared and depressed and...
by Carol Jane Morrison | Nov 22, 2016 | Essays, The Biblio File
The Biblio File November 2016 Essay: “Juanita” JUANITA When I learned of the “Dedicate Your No-Trump Vote” blog site, where writers share pieces about people they’re honoring by not voting for the Donald, I knew immediately whom I’d honor. I am aware...
by Carol Jane Morrison | Oct 15, 2016 | Book Reviews
“My Father’s Guitar and Other Imaginary Things” by Joseph Skibell A Facebook author friend, Haven Kimmel, recommended this book by her friend, and, since I admire her taste, I bought it. I was reading another book when MY FATHER’S GUITAR...
by Carol Jane Morrison | Oct 10, 2016 | Essays, The Biblio File
The Biblio File October 2016 Essay: “It’s About Time” IT’S ABOUT TIME Time has always made me crazy. There’s never enough. I schedule my daily activities because time’s a wasting, and then I go hard, till I collapse. I get impatient when...
