by Carol Jane Morrison | May 15, 2019 | Essays, The Biblio File
The Biblio File May 2019 Essay: “The Queen Is Out.” THE QUEEN IS OUT. Every year for about ten years, when I’ve told people I’d be claiming the title of “Queen” on my birthday, wherein Ed does my bidding for an entire weekend, some smart aleck says,...
by Carol Jane Morrison | Apr 17, 2019 | Essays, The Biblio File
The Biblio File April 2019 Essay: “Our Silly Anniversary” OUR SILLY ANNIVERSARY Like most married couples, Ed and I have our “stock” stories, ones we pull out and tell at parties. One of our favorites is about finding out, after five years of what we thought was...
by Carol Jane Morrison | Apr 17, 2019 | Book Reviews
“Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine” by Gail Honeyman I was in the Library, looking for movies on DVD, when this book’s title grabbed me in the Library. ELEANOR OLIPHANT IS COMPLETELY FINE? Really? Yes, really. ELEANOR OLIPHANT is bigger than life,...
by Carol Jane Morrison | Mar 19, 2019 | Book Reviews
“Feel the Fear (And Do It Anyway)” by Susan Jeffers I’m not real crazy about self-help books. I find them oversimplified, often preachy. But, when I came across a twenty-fifth anniversary copy of FEEL THE FEAR and saw that it was published in 2012...
by Carol Jane Morrison | Mar 18, 2019 | Essays, The Biblio File
The Biblio File March 2019 Essay: “One More Step” ONE MORE STEP I’m in my seventies. Been around the block a few times. I had a private practice as a therapist for what seems like forever, and I’ve been to therapy myself, tons of times, and I’m...