Monthly Archives: September 2014

Time to start shopping . . .

Posted on September 30, 2014 by richardmorrisauthor

“I just bought my first Christmas present,” a woman said to me as she left my booth at Old Town Bowie Fall festival yesterday after buying one of my books. Several other people indicated that their purchases had something to do … Continue reading →

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(Part 7 – continued) Funny, you don’t look like a . . .

Posted on September 29, 2014 by richardmorrisauthor

In this blog post, I continue the previous posts (Parts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6), which I started when I wondered what stereotype I fit that would cause someone to think that I would welcome anti-Muslim emails. That email stimulated me … Continue reading →

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(Part 6) Funny, you don’t look like a . . .

Posted on September 26, 2014 by richardmorrisauthor

In this blog post, I continue the previous posts (Parts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5), which I started when I wondered what stereotype I fit that would cause someone to think that I would welcome anti-Muslim emails. That email stimulated me to … Continue reading →

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(Part 5) Funny, you don’t look like a . . .

Posted on September 25, 2014 by richardmorrisauthor

In this blog post, I continue the previous posts (Parts 1, 2, 3, and 4), which I started when I wondered what stereotype I fit that would cause someone to think that I would welcome anti-Muslim emails. That email stimulated me to do … Continue reading →

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(Part 4) Funny, you don’t look like a . . .

Posted on September 24, 2014 by richardmorrisauthor

In this blog post, I continue the previous post (Parts 1, 2 and 3), which I started when I wondered what stereotype I fit that would cause someone to think that I would welcome anti-Muslim emails. That email stimulated me to do some … Continue reading →

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(Part 3) Funny, you don’t look like a . . .

Posted on September 23, 2014 by richardmorrisauthor

In this blog post, I continue the previous post (Parts 1 and 2), which I started when I wondered what stereotype I fit that would cause someone to think that I would welcome anti-Muslim emails. That email stimulated me to do some research … Continue reading →

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(Part 2) Funny, you don’t look like a . . .

Posted on September 22, 2014 by richardmorrisauthor

In this blog post, I continue the previous post (Part 1), which I started when I wondered what stereotype I fit that would cause someone to think that I would welcome anti-Muslim emails. That email stimulated me to do some research and give substantive … Continue reading →

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(Part 1) Funny, you don’t look like a . . .

Posted on September 20, 2014 by richardmorrisauthor

When I recently received an anti-Muslim email from an acquaintance, it caused me to think about what stereotype I fit that would make someone forward an email like this to me. Since our only association was a recent rediscovery of … Continue reading →

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Words

Posted on September 17, 2014 by richardmorrisauthor

On Friday afternoons I go to a singalong in the Alzheimer’s unit of a life-care facility. Thirty or so of us sit in a big circle and sing old songs, many from the early Twentieth Century. Most participants are in wheelchairs, … Continue reading →

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“When’s the Sun Gonna Shine on Camp Evans ?”

Posted on September 15, 2014 by richardmorrisauthor

These past three festivals we’ve been to—Burning River Fest in Cleveland, the Undaunted Weekend in Bladensburg, MD, and most recently, the Hyattsville (MD) Arts Festival—trying to talk to people and sell books in the rain—remind … Continue reading →