Ellen Birkett Morris
@ellenbirkettmorris.bsky.social
Author of Beware the Tall Grass: A Novel, winner of the Donald L. Jordan Prize selected by Lan Samantha Chang, Lost Girls: Short Stories, poetry chapbooks Abide and Surrender. https://www.ellenbirkettmorris.com, https://linktr.ee/ellenbirkettmorris
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.
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It’s impossible to forget the thrill of the moment when you come across a great idea for a novel. For me, the idea was a child with past life memories of being a soldier in Vietnam and the challenges ...
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July 7, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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.
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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.
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.
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July 7, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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.
I’m so happy that Beware the Tall Grass is a @ugapress bestseller. Its every writer’s dream to find their readers.
July 2, 2025 at 6:38 PM
I’m so happy that Beware the Tall Grass is a @ugapress bestseller. Its every writer’s dream to find their readers.
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Good morning 🫡
July 2, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Good morning 🫡
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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.
Like Rep. LaMonica McIver.
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?
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June 13, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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.
Like Rep. LaMonica McIver.
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An advance look at “On Parade,” David Plunkert’s cover for next week's issue. #NewYorkerCovers
June 13, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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!
June 8, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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!
June 8, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Upcoming events!
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Today! Have lunch with us. It's FREE but you you have to sign up below for the link.
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June 6, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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I hope you can make it!
Tomorrow! Have lunch with us. It's FREE but you you have to sign up below for the link.
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June 5, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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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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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
RSVP at tinyurl.com/rsvpford8
June 4, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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
RSVP at tinyurl.com/rsvpford8
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
RSVP at tinyurl.com/rsvpford8
**3 DAYS** until FREE readings from #SpecFic authors.
Event is FREE but you must pre-register.
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June 3, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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I can’t wait to join this great group.
**3 DAYS** until FREE readings from #SpecFic authors.
Event is FREE but you must pre-register.
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@ellenbirkettmorris.bsky.social
@tonjakjohnson.bsky.social
@sarahday.org
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June 3, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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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May 29, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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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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.
“This is real life,” Fred said.
Link to my essay “Once Removed” in comments.
May 28, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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.
“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.”
“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.”
May 19, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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.”
“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.”
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6 authors, 8 minutes each - come find your next favorite #SpecFic #Books by #womenauthors & #nonbinaryauthors #SciFi, #Fantasy, #Horror
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May 5, 2025 at 11:59 PM
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I’m thrilled that Beware the Tall Grass is among these titles! Support small press books.
May 1, 2025 at 11:57 PM
I’m thrilled that Beware the Tall Grass is among these titles! Support small press books.
Mourning the passing of this humble, compassionate man.
Pope Francis was a master of making emotional connections. He was, at heart, a pastor to wounded souls. Here are some of the most memorable moments of Pope Francis' papacy.
See some of the most memorable moments from Pope Francis' papacy
Pope Francis was a master of making emotional connections. He was, at heart, a pastor to wounded souls. Here are some of the most memorable moments of Pope Francis' papacy.
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April 21, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Mourning the passing of this humble, compassionate man.
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Mission Impossible:
“One item on the new Kennedy Center team’s agenda: figuring out how to have Mr. Trump on site without getting booed.”
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“One item on the new Kennedy Center team’s agenda: figuring out how to have Mr. Trump on site without getting booed.”
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How Donald Trump is upending American culture
President Trump’s cultural agenda is reminiscent of a Stalin-esque playbook to some. Others say it’s a needed correction to “woke-ism.” Can he succeed in reshaping U.S. culture?
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April 20, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Mission Impossible:
“One item on the new Kennedy Center team’s agenda: figuring out how to have Mr. Trump on site without getting booed.”
www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics...
“One item on the new Kennedy Center team’s agenda: figuring out how to have Mr. Trump on site without getting booed.”
www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics...
Incredible Kentucky Author Forum with Colm
Toibin.
Toibin.
April 15, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Incredible Kentucky Author Forum with Colm
Toibin.
Toibin.
I am happy to share my advice for young writers.
April 10, 2025 at 9:04 PM
I am happy to share my advice for young writers.
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"When institutions that would normally compete or stay in their lane realize that they rise and fall together. That’s what collective action is. And that’s why it’s so dangerous to autocrats."
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Why collective action is the only way
History shows how democracy wins
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March 29, 2025 at 12:20 PM
"When institutions that would normally compete or stay in their lane realize that they rise and fall together. That’s what collective action is. And that’s why it’s so dangerous to autocrats."
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Federal agents have been filmed wearing masks while making arrests in public. When is it legal for police and the public to conceal their faces in an age of digital facial recognition and doxxing?
Masked officers in Tufts student arrest raise fears among immigrants and bystanders
Federal agents have been filmed wearing masks while making arrests in public. When is it legal for police and the public to conceal their faces in an age of digital facial recognition and doxxing?
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March 29, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Federal agents have been filmed wearing masks while making arrests in public. When is it legal for police and the public to conceal their faces in an age of digital facial recognition and doxxing?