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Author Archives: Elizabeth Jennings
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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Quarantine Counselors in Residence
Pretty much everyone could use a personal therapist right about now. The news is unsettling, quarantine is stressful, and people are anxious. Read on to see what our Quarantine Counselors in Residence are able to provide. Contact your closest Humane … Continue reading
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Travel by Book (and Film!) 2018
Summer is here and once again my daughter and husband are on a big travel adventure. And once again, I’m traveling too – by book. Last summer I visited Nigeria, England and Australia as I read books by Chimanmanda Ngozi … Continue reading
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Tagged george clooney, hawaii, kaui hart hemmings, shailene woodley, the descendants, unreliable narrator
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First Edition of Teach. Write. Receives Notice
Originally posted on Hey, Mrs. Winkler!:
The first edition of Teach. Write. is being featured on the North Carolina Writers’ Network’s Hat’s Off page. The North Carolina Writers’ Network is a wonderful support organization for North Carolina writers. If you…
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“She’s the one that has told me NO!”
WARNING: I consider this a philosophical post, but many may view it as political. I don’t know why, but the recent video of a Utah nurse being roughed up for not allowing a police officer to draw blood on … Continue reading
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Tagged arrest, florence nightingale, gaslight, no, nurse, police, power, utah
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A first for me–Poetry!
Here’s a run-down of my publishing creds: Non-fiction: 99 percent Fiction: 1 percent Poetry: 0 percent Until yesterday, that is. Yesterday, I had my first poem published in the inaugural issue of Teach. Write. This is a literary journal for … Continue reading
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