Ellen's Very Southern Voice

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Ex-lawyer, current writer. Committed swimmer. For better & worse, of the American South.
Words in Salvation South, Gulf Coast, Barrelhouse, Image, Brevity, etc. Pushcart Special Mention. Peter Taylor Fellow. Love Contemplative Writing. WHEN WE WERE MURDEROUS TIME-TRAVELING WOMEN releasing April 2026

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Websitehttps://ellenmorrisprewitt.com

“It’s hard now as an immigrant pantry organization to constantly hear about the decrease in crime when the humanitarian crisis that it’s creating is being ignored,” Hampton said. “Because there is a real serious humanitarian crisis within this community in Memphis right now. We see it every day. We work with it every day. And it’s like a tale of two cities, basically.”

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/25/ice-memphis-food-pantry-immigration

#Memphis

(I apologize if this is behind a paywall--the quote says it all)

ICE made their neighbors ‘prisoners in their own homes’. So 130 Memphis residents signed up to deliver food

As US raids spread, a grassroots pantry delivers food, medicine and basics to immigrant families too afraid to leave home

The Guardian

I can’t fix everything, but I can fix this sweater.

#MakeDoAndMend #visibleMending #sewing #moveSlowAndFixThings #solarpunk

Today, for many reasons, was a good day. Best of all was that I saw a blue-tailed skink in the wild and managed to photograph it before it ran off.
Shawnee National Forest, Illinois.
#southernillinois #lizard #skink #illinois #photography #nature
This 2nd piercing has thrown me off my earring game. I never leave the house without earrings. Except now I have an earring in, but not my normal earring. And my watch has noticed my decrease in active calories--no swimming for 2 weeks.

Once Upon an Inflatable Mattress

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After years of reporting on AI, I've put together this FAQ to answer questions of fact regarding AI and copyright. No opinions, no advocacy, just information about where we stand today, particularly focused on what the US Copyright Office has said and what current case law says.

These issues are not straightforward and even I have trouble keeping it all straight.

https://janefriedman.com/ai-and-publishing-faq-for-writers/
AI and Publishing: FAQ for Writers | Jane Friedman

Everything writers need to know about AI, copyright, and current case law, in one regularly updated, fact-based guide.

Jane Friedman

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Town cryers should be reintroduced, but for telling everyone what bin night it is.