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...
by Carol Jane Morrison | Jan 19, 2022 | Book Reviews
“The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek” by Kim Michele Richardson On our most recent trip to California, I forgot all my books AND my Kindle, and, searching through the casita where we stay, came across THE BOOK WOMAN of TROUBLESOME CREEK, which my...
by Carol Jane Morrison | Jan 19, 2022 | Essays, The Biblio File
I CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW Since the age of twelve, I’ve been nearly legally blind and have worn glasses or contacts. After recent cataract surgery, I now have 20/20 vision and the relief that, during my recovery, my older ego allowed me to go out in public without the eye...
by Carol Jane Morrison | Oct 22, 2021 | Book Reviews
“Dept. of Speculation” by Jenny Orwill If I could write like any other writer, I just might choose Jenny Orwill. A friend loaned me DEPT. OF SPECULATION, and I devoured it in a couple of days, not only because it’s short (a hundred seventy-nine pages), but...
