SPECIAL INVITATION FROM SHEILA MORRIS
The following stories are my version of a few of life’s Four Ticket Rides as seen through the eyes of a woman past 70 who bought and paid for enough tickets to ride all the rides in life…and some of them more than once. Enjoy these rides with me. Buckle up, sit back, and hold on.
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Category Archives: Humor
sheroes on sheroes: Congresswomen Ayanna Pressley and Shirley Chisholm
Much has been said about the new look of Congress as the halls of our nation’s highest legislative chambers began to swarm with new members who were sworn in and trying to find their offices during the first week of … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Lesbian Literary, Life, Personal, photography, politics, racism, Reflections, Slice of Life, The Way Life Is
Tagged 2018 year of the woman in politics, newsman lawrence o'donnell, rep ayanna pressley first black woman from state of massachusetts, shirley chisholm first black woman elected to congress and first black woman to run for president, women of color in politics
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wonder women – southern style (part II)
A politician/philanthropist from Faith, North Carolina who settled in Charleston; an attorney who moved to Columbia from Key West, Florida; a midlands YWCA executive director from Detroit, Michigan — three women whose different, yet similar, stories were chronicled in Southern … Continue reading
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Tagged alliance for full acceptance, Candace Chellew-Hodge, carole stoneking, condon v haley case, Deborah Hawkins, gay and lesbian victory fund, Harriet Hancock, linda ketner, marriage equality, nekki shutt, old lesbians organizing for chance, pride parades, south carolina equality, southern perspectives on the queer movement committed to home
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red rants and raves over lady gaga and the president’s fixer
Oh my, oh my. Sometimes I long for the wit and wisdom of The Red Man who, sadly, left Pretty and me three years ago this month at the ripe old age of 14. Red, our rescued Welsh terrier who … Continue reading
the battle my grandmother lost
my early years in my hometown of rural Richards, Texas (circa 1949) my dad and me at a family picnic in matching shirts made by my grandmother (circa 1951) a birthday party dress made by my grandmother (circa … Continue reading
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Tagged rural life in texas in the 1950s, sewing
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which anniversary is this? better ask Pretty
fun with friends at DeBordieu, 2007 So Pretty and I are having dinner with our friends Nekki and Francie after the South Carolina women’s basketball game last night, and the conversation turned to our anniversary which is this Saturday, February 9th. … Continue reading
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Tagged alabama river riverboat, anniversaries, cancun mexico, debordieu, francis marion university, gettysburg, poinsett bridge in south carolina, south carolina pride, the hideout ranch in wyoming, university of south carolina women's basketball team
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new book Four Ticket Ride dedicated to blogging friends Ann, Annie, Luanne, Rachel, and Susanne…and of course, to Pretty
How did I come up with the title for my latest book Four Ticket Ride? Spoiler Alert: Preface My friend Esther Isom told me this story one day as I rested in her salon chair for a pedicure which was … Continue reading
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a duck named Macho
The physical pangs of hunger and thirst for a bite to eat or something to drink can be admittedly overpowering; but recently in the midst of government shutdowns, mad hatter tweets, guilty pleas, not guilty pleas, 2020 presidential candidates throwing imaginary hats … Continue reading
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Tagged boy with pet duck, music man, san antonio texas
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holy moly – it’s a podcast!
https://libraryvoices.podbean.com/e/sheila-morris-episode-74/ Thanks so very much to Dr. Curtis Rogers, Communications Director for the South Carolina State Library, for inviting me to participate on his podcast – the opportunity was the icing on the cake following the fun panel presentation at the … Continue reading
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Tagged dr. curtis rogers, Harriet Hancock, podcast, south carolina center for the book, southern perspectives on the queer movement committed to home, teresa williams a/k/a Pretty, usc press
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