Pretty with Ella outside Colonial Life Arena – January, 2022
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IF YOU WANT MORE
- Alize Cornet, the frenchwoman who (finally) connected!
- wintry mix, or snow as we call it in South Carolina
- MLK Day in 2022
- how is Bully Cat like Novax Djokovic?
- Spike, our Texas cur dog who needs a pack
- in case you missed it – yesterday was January 6th.
- famous last words: no need to take my phone
- where to? what next?
- fa la la la la – say what?
- dear Santa, send boxing gloves
- once upon a time there was a calico cat
- Hail to the Chief!
- it was just a matter of time for Carport Kitty
- The Rest of the Story
- the 37th. time is the charm: vivid memory of Peng Shuai
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what is home?
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Home is not a story.
It is the way you tell a story.
Sometimes it is the way you tell a different story -
different from the one you were told.
- - Columbia Poet Laureate Ed Madden
Tag Archives: Harriet Hancock
Southern Perspectives on the Queer Movement: Committed to Home (Happy Pride!)
In June, 2017 I shared my excitement about the upcoming publication of Southern Perspectives – the cover was all I had back then – but I could see the finish line of a very long journey. Two years later I am … Continue reading
Posted in Lesbian Literary, Life, Personal, photography, politics, racism, Reflections, Slice of Life, The Way Life Is
Tagged AIDS epidemic, gay pride month is june, Harriet Hancock, lgbtq activism in the conservative south, marriage equality, oral histories, university of south carolina press
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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
Posted in Humor, Lesbian Literary, Life, Personal, photography, politics, racism, Reflections, Slice of Life, The Way Life Is
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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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
Posted in Humor, Lesbian Literary, Life, Personal, politics, racism, Reflections, Slice of Life, The Way Life Is
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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HAPPY PRIDE!
Thanks to my Wells Fargo ATM machine for wishing me a Happy Pride Month when I stopped by today to make a cash withdrawal. My first thought was to wonder how the machine knew I was a lesbian? Seriously. I … Continue reading
USC Upstate – here we come!
The Eighth Biennial Bodies of Knowledge Symposium will be held this week at USC Upstate April 9 – 11. The theme for this year’s symposium is Creating a Better World for LGBTQ people. You gotta love it. Tomorrow morning (Tuesday, … Continue reading
Harriet Hancock, Ed Madden, Alvin McEwen and Tom Summers – join us at Deckle Edge this weekend!
I am really thrilled to be with four other contributors to Southern Perspectives on the Queer Movement: Committed to Home this coming Saturday at the Deckle Edge Literary Festival in the Richland library in downtown Columbia. Harriet Hancock, Ed Madden, Alvin … Continue reading
moving on down the road…to Charleston!
l. to r. Harriet Hancock, Sheila Morris, Pat Patterson, Nekki Shutt photo courtesy Darlene Williams Not pictured here are panelists Alvin McEwen, Dr. Ed Madden and moderator/organizer Dr. David Snyder who did a super job of asking questions that addressed … Continue reading
Posted in Lesbian Literary, Life, Personal, Reflections, Slice of Life, The Way Life Is
Tagged alvin mcewen, charleston book event at college of charleston, dr david snyder, dr ed madden, dr robert brinkmeyer, Harriet Hancock, jr, nekki shutt, pat patterson, university of south carolina book event
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The Suspense is Making Me Crazy
The long one-day wait is over, and the Judge has made her final selections; but this year’s entries were so extraordinary she decided to publish the Top Ten in both categories. Drum roll, please. Announcing the winners in the 2015 … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Lesbian Literary, Life, Personal, Random, Reflections, Slice of Life, sports, The Way Life Is
Tagged Harriet Hancock, memorable quotes contest
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I'll Call It Like I See It 