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Author Archives: Elizabeth Jennings
Reading in the New Year: Volume 2
Once again, it’s New Year’s Eve and I’m here to give you my review of the books I read in 2024. But first—PLOT TWIST—I actually have plans for the evening! That means I won’t be doing this as the clock … Continue reading
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Tagged book review, book reviews, books, fiction, new year's eve, reading
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I’m speaking out while I can
This is a ritual I never want to repeat. And, one way or another, I probably will not. Four years ago, I wrote a post on the eve of the presidential election, and I did the same thing four years … Continue reading
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Three Refreshing Finds for a Purple State of Mind
UPDATE: When this was originally written, I didn’t know the catastrophic impact Hurricane Helene would have on Western North Carolina, resulting in over 200 fatalities and the loss of an untold number of homes and other properties. Please keep the … Continue reading
There’s No Such thing as NOT Voting, Part 2
“North Carolina is the purple state to watch this year.”—Chris Cooper, Western Carolina University professor, for the London School of Economics & Politics. In 2024, North Carolina continues to hold its unofficial title as the Purple-est of Purple states, with … Continue reading
A Purple State of Mind Installment No. 2
An open letter to progressives in Blue States Dear Fellow Progressives: Once a month or so—whenever a Red State makes the news for a particularly outrageous incident—I’m bombarded with posts that go something like this: “Really, Florida? Banning the inaugural … Continue reading
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Tagged blue states, democracy, progressive voters, purple states
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Forget ringing, I’m READING IN the NEW YEAR!
It’s one hour and 40 minutes until 2024 begins and I’m reading my 16th book of the year while the animals snooze by the fire and a candle sends cedar aroma throughout the house. There are worse ways to ring … Continue reading
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A Purple State of Mind
Installment No. 1: There is NO SUCH THING as not voting As a state, North Carolina is about as Purple as they come. We’re the hottest of battlegrounds, the swingiest of swingers. Voting is an important duty for everyone, of … Continue reading
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Tagged arizona, democracy, extremism, Georgia, get out the vote, north carolina, ohio, pennsylvania, purple state, voting
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Reading the Pandemic Part Two: Horror, Dystopia, Film, Text
Over the past week, I’ve stumbled across several essays that use slightly different words to make the same point as this aptly named article–GRIM, GHASTLY & GRUESOME–from the NY Times Review of Books. “Horror,” columnist Danielle Trussoni writes, “is a … Continue reading
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Tagged alfonso cuaron, children of men, dystopia, horror, margaret atwood, pd james, the handmaid's tale
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Indeed, not normal at all
Sometimes I wonder how I would have acted if I had been an adult during the Civil Rights era. Or if I lived under NAZI occupation. Or during the Civil War. It disturbs me to think that if I hadn’t … Continue reading
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Tagged 2020, authoritarianism, autocrat, biden, corruption, election, trump
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Reading the pandemic: How fiction informs 2020
I don’t pretend that I’m capable of following all the chaotic plot twists that we’ve lived through during the last 46,000 months of the Trump administration. I’m not nearly that wise. BUT I am a reader and that gives me … Continue reading
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Tagged authoritarianism, boccaccio, marquez, pandemic literature, plague, poe
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