Writer Ellen Morris Prewitt Blog https://ellenmorrisprewitt.com/blog/ Not What You'd Expect from a Very Southern Voice Wed, 10 Jun 2026 12:57:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 78586522 noNot What You'd Expect from a Very Southern Voice The Kindness of Strangers https://ellenmorrisprewitt.com/the-kindness-of-strangers/ https://ellenmorrisprewitt.com/the-kindness-of-strangers/#respond Wed, 10 Jun 2026 12:56:55 +0000 https://ellenmorrisprewitt.com/?p=12957 The text I got at midnight last night says it all.

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]]> https://ellenmorrisprewitt.com/white-egret/feed/ 9 12893 Infestation https://ellenmorrisprewitt.com/infestation/ https://ellenmorrisprewitt.com/infestation/#comments Wed, 13 May 2026 18:14:57 +0000 https://ellenmorrisprewitt.com/?p=12856 When you get to the point it's not funny anymore--an infestation rarely is--but you have to laugh to keep from yelling.

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]]> https://ellenmorrisprewitt.com/lies-of-history/feed/ 18 12845 Ellenpalooza!!! https://ellenmorrisprewitt.com/ellenpalooza/ https://ellenmorrisprewitt.com/ellenpalooza/#comments Wed, 06 May 2026 03:21:05 +0000 https://ellenmorrisprewitt.com/?p=12827 An Ellenpalooza where three Ellens will celebrate When We Were Murderous Time-Traveling Women

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]]> https://ellenmorrisprewitt.com/ellenpalooza/feed/ 6 12827 Life in the South https://ellenmorrisprewitt.com/life-in-the-south/ https://ellenmorrisprewitt.com/life-in-the-south/#comments Thu, 23 Apr 2026 16:01:11 +0000 https://ellenmorrisprewitt.com/?p=12817 What do your days look like right now?

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]]> https://ellenmorrisprewitt.com/life-in-the-south/feed/ 6 12817 A Delightfully Rambunctious Novel https://ellenmorrisprewitt.com/rambunctious-novel/ https://ellenmorrisprewitt.com/rambunctious-novel/#comments Mon, 20 Apr 2026 23:58:47 +0000 https://ellenmorrisprewitt.com/?p=12811 "Prewitt cleverly and impressively balances multiple genres throughout the book, combining literary fiction, fantasy, and a bit of enjoyable fever dream."

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