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MLK Day in 2021
“As I began doing the research for this email and was reading the speeches of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., I had no idea that the events – the breach of our national Capitol building on January 6th would occur. … Continue reading
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Tagged 2021 inauguration of biden and harris, covid-19 pandemic, king's beloved community, king's letter from birmingham jail, king's mountaintop speech, king's nonviolence the only road to freeddom, mlk holiday
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yep – this is who we are
The images flashing across the television screen this week were appalling but compelling. I couldn’t look away, even when I didn’t want to see, much less believe, what was happening in my nation’s capitol. An estimated 10,000 of mostly white … Continue reading
Posted in family life, Lesbian Literary, Life, Personal, politics, racism, Reflections, sexism, Slice of Life, The Way Life Is, The Way Life Should Be
Tagged 2020 election, covid pandemic, humpty dumpty trumpty, insurrection of 2021, joe biden, kamala harris, phone call to georgia sec of state, results of election, white nationalists
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the final new year
She sat in her large recliner covered with worn blankets for extra warmth. She was shrunken with age and her spine was so curved by scoliosis she slumped down into the bowels of the chair. It seemed to swallow … Continue reading
from the prom to white christmas to 2021
Pretty and I began Christmas Day with a musical comedy called The Prom that started streaming on Netflix in December with a cast that featured three of our film favorites, Meryl Streep, Kerry Washington and Nicole Kidman. The movie got … Continue reading
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Tagged beyonce, bing crosby, discrimination against queer community, edith head, inclusion, kerry washington, lesbian coming of age in 2020, meryl streep, nicole kidman, rosemary clooney, the prom movie in 2020, tina turner, vera-ellen, white christmas movie in 1954
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winter solstice, the great conjunction and k.t. oslin
Last night Pretty came home from a trip to the upstate, sat in her favorite chair, started peeling shrimp from the low country for supper and mentioned we needed to be sure to go outside to view the Great Conjunction … Continue reading
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Tagged charley pride, charlie daniels, christmas carols, covid-19, do ya?, elvis's grandson, great conjunction, joe diffie, john prine, k t oslin, kenny rogers, little richard, pandemic, winter solstice
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dear Santa, send boxing gloves
Before you ask yourself whether you’ve read this story before, I can say possibly – it’s a seasonal favorite of mine. ********************* “Dear Santa Claus, how are you? I am fine. I have been pretty good this year. Please bring … Continue reading
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Tagged boxing gloves, bubble lights, christmas presents, christmas tree, christmas wrapping paper and bows, family gatherings at christmas, family separations during holidays, pandemic in 2020, santa christmas letter
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Happy Holidays! Clearance!
my books I have signed new copies available of several nonfiction titles of mine that will make great holiday gifts for yourself or someone you love: Get ’em while they’re not hot for $5. each plus shipping cost of $3.99. You … Continue reading
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Tagged books for sale, clearance sale on signed new copies of works by sheila morris, four ticket ride, i'll call it like I see it: a lesbian speaks out, short side of time
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the essence of giving thanks
“The oak trees were alive with color in the midst of the evergreens. Bright red and yellow leaves catching the sunlight as Daddy and I walked through the brush on this Thanksgiving morning. The smell of the pines was fresh … Continue reading
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Tagged assault on democracy, covid pandemic, deep in the heart: a memoir of love and longing, family gatherings at Thanksgiving, family ties, father daughter bonds, grimes/montgomery counties, keep distances, love of nature, masks, new granddaughter, piney woods of east texas, sharing air, thanksgiving in the usa, washing hands
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beware the ides of ancestry
His appearance wasn’t what attracted the seventeen-year old girl to the older itinerant preacher in his mid-twenties, but the powerful sermons he delivered in the Methodist church she attended in her home town of Greensboro, Georgia made him seem like … Continue reading
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