Ellen Birkett Morris - Baggage — Brown Hound Press The first thing I did was remove the crucifixes. There were beautiful ones, the blue Murano glass etched with vines adorned with a silvery Jesus, and the brightly colored, hand-painted pinewood cross ...

Story of the Week: When we write the narrative of a disagreement, we’re right and the other person is wrong. Why is it so hard to realize the truth is more nuanced? In @ellenbirkettmorris.bsky.social's story both characters lack this nuanced perspective.

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Have you read our story of the week yet? #weekendreads @ellenbirkettmorris.bsky.social

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Story Track: Patty Griffin’s “Shine a Different Way” is a song about releasing the urge to control the narrative–both for ourselves and for others. It’s about allowing people to be who they are. About breaking free from our mental ruts so we can “shine a different way tomorrow.”

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Just got done with this story, and it's such a beautiful piece.

gorgeous writing @ellenbirkettmorris.bsky.social!

Looking back on the birth of Beware the Tall Grass with gratitude!

Check out “Respite” short fiction for your Wednesday. www.thesunlightpress.com/2026/04/07/r...

Done by Peter Andrew Selgin

Once the hard work of writing is done, there is the challenge of finding a publisher. When you find the right home for your book and get a publication date then another kind of work begins. Your book will become one of many.

U.S. measles cases reach 33-year record high as outbreaks spread Johns Hopkins University data reflects the public health reversal in defeating the vaccine-preventable disease since measles was officially eliminated from the U.S. in 2000.

The United States has recorded its highest annual measles cases in 33 years. The milestone marks a public health reversal in defeating a highly contagious, vaccine-preventable disease as the anti-vaccine movement gains strength.

Trump Officials Want to Prosecute Over the ICEBlock App. Lawyers Say That’s Unconstitutional The platform, which allows users to anonymously share the locations of ICE agents, is currently the third-most-downloaded iPhone app.

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I’m so happy that Beware the Tall Grass is a @ugapress bestseller. Its every writer’s dream to find their readers.

A poster with a cat and the words: THE WRONG AMAZON IS BURNING THE WRONG ICE Is MELTING

Good morning 🫡

The "delicate, beautiful, tiny" fascism of Kristi Noem The right thinks Noem is the victim of Sen. Padilla's assault. But what about Rep. McIver?

The suggestion that Kristi Noem, a white woman, is the "delicate, beautiful, tiny" victim after a Latino man is physically dragged out of a room fits into the admin's pretext of criminality it attaches to people who are not white.

Like Rep. LaMonica McIver.

An advance look at “On Parade,” David Plunkert’s cover for next week's issue. #NewYorkerCovers

Louisville! Come see Kentucky authors and get signed books at the new Louisville edition of the @kentuckybookfestival on Saturday, June 14 in paristownky . I’ll be there, too, so say hello!

Upcoming events!

Today! Have lunch with us. It's FREE but you you have to sign up below for the link.

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Can’t wait.

I hope you can make it!

I can’t wait to return to the community center where I played as a kid to do this!
Join us for a conversation with local author Ellen Birkett Morris as we explore her novel Beware the Tall Grass.

📅 June 14

🕑 2:00 PM

📍 Douglass Community Center

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**3 DAYS** until FREE readings from #SpecFic authors.

Event is FREE but you must pre-register.

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I can’t wait to join this great group.

Check out this upcoming LIVE, Virtual (via Zoom) event featuring #womenauthors and #nonbinaryauthors of #sciencefictionbook #fantasybooks and #horrorbooks. It's fast, it's fun, and it's always amazing. You're sure to find at least one new author to love

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Once Removed  — By Ellen Birkett Morris — The Palisades Review Begat: At first, Fred was just a name on a family tree. Fred, son of Bernard, discovered by my sister on a message board. Fred, first cousin once removed. Pilgrimage: Fred traced the family h...

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Bought a pint of small, deep blueberries and ate them in the car as we passed green fields, our hands purpling. “It will be hard to return to real life,” I said.
“This is real life,” Fred said.

Link to my essay “Once Removed” in comments.

I am beyond happy to learn that Beware the Tall Grass earned an honorable mention from the Eric Hoffer Awards.
“The theme of past lives is interwoven in mysterious and clever ways. . . The crushing realities of time and memory infuse this unusual family saga with a fresh approach.”

Excited to read with you!

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