I’m part of a discussion on Banned Books with other writers through Teachers and Writers Magazine. I’ll be discussing the impact Harriet the Spy had on my development as a person and a writer. If you would like a zoom link message me.
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
My debut novel Beware the Tall Grass tells the stories of a modern family trying to get to the bottom of their son’s disturbing memories of the Vietnam War and a soldier serving in Vietnam. #awardwinningfiction #pastlifestories #vietnamfiction
If Trump can make immigrants disappear, who's next? apnews.com/article/ice-...
AP Exclusive: ICE hides locations of thousands of detainees with final removal orders
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has stopped publicly revealing where it is holding most detainees who are subject to final deportation orders, in a move that has made it harder for lawyers an...
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Ossoff: "We are witnessing people drunk with power who are utterly reckless, utterly corrupt, and obviously believe that they live with impunity. They believe they're untouchable. They believe they're invincible. Let's prove them wrong."
My faith teaches me that no Kentuckian – no person – should ever have to worry where their next meal is coming from. Congress, restore full SNAP benefits. Do what's right.
The outrageous stories come so fast every day it's hard to keep up. But this one is especially outrageous. If Kansans re-elect this guy .... www.nytimes.com/2026/09/08/u...
Roger Marshall Sued 700 Patients for Debts; 81 Were Arrested. Now He’s a Senator. (Gift Article)
Patients sued by Senator Roger Marshall of Kansas were routinely charged 18 percent interest, The Times found. Some had bank accounts garnished.
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"I’m trying to remember the last time..." A new L*ST by @ellenbirkettmorris.bsky.social: www.essaydaily.org/2026/09/elle...
Thanks to @essayingdaily for the chance to reflect on our times. www.essaydaily.org/2026/09/elle...
Ellen Birkett Morris, I'm Trying to Remember the Last Time | L*STS
* I'm Trying to Remember the Last Time Ellen Birkett Morris * L*STS: an Essay Daily Happening | About & Contents Lists | Lasts | Losts ...
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USA: Retired Anglican priest detained by ICE | ICN
A 78-year-old Colorado priest has been in ICE detention for almost a year. He is now malnourished, in a wheelchair, has a persistent cough, and with chest pain. The only treatment he gets is cough med...
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Justice Department faces contempt threat as judge demands transparency on Epstein files: “The victims have a right to know.” www.freedomunited.org/news/doj-fac...
Justice Department faces contempt threat as judge demands transparency on Epstein files: “The victims have a right to know.”
A federal judge confronts the DOJ over the Epstein files, questioning redactions and transparency under the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
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"The cure for absentee ownership of land is to put the land back into local hands. The cure for newspapers is the same. Rebuild Local News calls it replanting: helping local nonprofits and residents buy back the papers the chains have hollowed." kentuckylantern.com/2026/08/05/w...
When the last reporter leaves: Kentucky’s spreading news desert • Kentucky Lantern
In the late summer of 1974 somebody set fire to the Mountain Eagle in Whitesburg. It survived arson, it may not outlive the death of rural newspapers.
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Blanche was confirmed as AG. Just a reminder: The last time a president appointed an attorney he had personal ties to, was when Nixon appointed his law partner and campaign manager John Mitchell. Mitchell ended up disbarred and spent 2 yrs in prison for his role as AG protecting Nixon.
How the current Supreme Court threatens American democracy — and how to fix it. open.substack.com/pub/protectd...
The two-branch doom loop
Eight ways to check the Supreme Court's role in the authoritarian project
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Writers with a manuscript! Today is the last day of @sarabandebooks.bsky.social 's Open Submission Period. Poetry, short fiction, hybrid, and nonfiction manuscripts; translation proposals, get them in before midnight! sarabandebooks.submittable.com/submit
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Sarabande Books is an award-winning independent literary press headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky. Established in 1994 to champion poetry, fiction, and essay, we are committed to creating lasting e...
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Maybe this will get the Fox News demographic's attention. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/b...
Trump Will End Subsidies for Medicare Drug Premiums
Millions of older Americans could pay more for their prescription drug coverage next year.
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Dear Donarrhea- Thought you might enjoy a few photos of Kaitlin Collins (the superb journalist who intimidates you on a routine basis)... SMILING. #AccountabilityIsComing11/3rd
Sending ICE Agents to intimidate voters at polling places, declaring martial law to try to delay or cancel the election, seizing ballots-As he gets more desperate, there's nothing he won't do to try to save his pathetic orange ass. ALL states should preemptively prepare to defend Democracy! 🇺🇸 ✊
UGA Press is having a huge sale on all their titles. Link in comments.
Trump "bypassed competitive bidding processes to rush a renovation of the iconic Reflecting Pool ... Today, the Reflecting Pool is a fluorescent green swamp of algae, and the expensive blue sealant is already peeling off the bottom in sheets.” newrepublic.com/post/212284/... via @newrepublic.com
Democratic Senator Demands Trump Pay for Reflecting Pool Disaster
The president should refund taxpayers out of his own pocket, Senator John Hickenlooper says.
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"One hundred and sixty-one years after Juneteenth was established, we are in danger of losing the new nation that it celebrated—one that would honor the equality of all Americans." @hcrichardson.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
June 19, 2026
Today is the federal holiday honoring Juneteenth, the celebration of the announcement in Texas on June 19th, 1865, that enslaved Americans were free.
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"When ideological organizations are granted latitude to shape policy narratives while the voices of Kentucky citizens and institutional experts face constraints, policymaking can quickly become an echo chamber." www.kentucky.com/opinion/arti...
Kentucky Cannot Build Good Higher Education Policy Through Echo Chambers | Opinion
This writer says the common people of Kentucky are not getting enough of a voice when it comes to shaping policy.
kentucky.com
Trump is plotting to steal the mid-term elections. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/11/u...
Postal Service Seeks to Block Mail Ballots in States Resisting Trump Demands
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A must read.
Southern Review of Books@southrevbooks.bsky.social · 4mo ago"WHISTLER is a gorgeous novel about a special love and the power of stories to provide hope, help us cope, and keep us connected to what we’ve lost." @ellenbirkettmorris.bsky.social reviews Ann Patchett's newest novel, WHISTLER.
I’m glad to share this review of Ann Patchett’s beautiful novel Whistler. southernreviewofbooks.com/2026/06/02/w...
“Whistler”: A Story of Love and Impermanence
A review of Ann Patchett’s “Whistler.”
southernreviewofbooks.com
It’s Election Day in Kentucky! Local reporters have been hard at work to give y’all the facts. Here’s a thread of helpful primary information and stories from @kentuckypublicradio.org (Cat for visibility)
Reminder that I always want you to tell me about your book! And so does everyone else on bluesky.
Ellen Birkett Morris@ellenbirkettmorris.bsky.social · 2y agoA story of past lives, family love, war and sacrifice. Winner of the Donald L. Jordan Prize. bookshop.org/p/books/bewa...
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Ellen Birkett Morris@ellenbirkettmorris.bsky.social · 2y agoI’m glad to share an excerpt of a forthcoming review in Publishers Weekly.
