Ellen's Very Southern Voice
Ellen's Very Southern Voice
The OAM Network
Novels coming at you, one chapter at a time . . . plus extra goodies. By award-winning narrator and author Ellen Morris Prewitt. Find us on iTunes, Stitcher, and other fine places. Season 1: Tracking Happiness: A Southern Chicken Adventure. Join single-again Lucinda Mae Watkins as she takes off on a wild cross-country train ride to clear her dead daddy’s name from a drug scandal erupting at the local fried chicken joint. Hopefully along the way, she’ll discover the secret to happiness. Spiced with Fun Chicken Facts and Helpful Train Hints. It’s all good.
Episode 4: A Real Scandal
Biloxi: Bu-LUCK-see (not Bi- lox-see)Tupelo: TWO-pah-low (not Two-PELL-o)Lafayette County: La-FAY-ette (not La-fay-yette)Tishomingo County: tish-a-MING-goYazoo City: YAA-zoo (not yah-zoo) CityBelzoni: Bell-ZONE—ahWaveland: WAVE-lanMonticello: Mon-ta-CELLARCoahoma: Ca-HOE-maCorinth: CAR-inthD’Lo: DEE-loNatchez: NA-chez (not Na-chaay)Iuka: I-YOU-kaPrewitt Podcast 5.15.18 13Kosciusko: Coz-ee-ES-koNew Hebron: New HEE-bronTchula: CHEW-laCHICKEN DANCETRADITIONALhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xmV5uHWNagDISCO REMIXhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msSc7Mv0QHYCHILI WILLYhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQQ59Z-al4w
Dec 10, 2018
Episode 3: The Movie Star
For Katharine Hepburn Brownies:I got my Katharine Hepburn Brownies recipe from a friend. I lost the recipe. Fortunately, thereare many recipes for KHB online, including this one from the New York Times.https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/10782-katharine-hepburns-brownies If you want to searchfor your own recipe, note how she spells her name: KathArine.For more on my devastatingly mortifying fashion moment, read “The Dress”:http://ellenmorrisprewitt.com/the-dressFor the “I found a morsel” chicken dance discussion (Remember: read it with a British accent)go to:http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20170110-despite-what-you-might-think-chickens-are-not-stupid
Dec 7, 2018
Episode 2: First Time on the Train
In this chapter, we’ll also get into Lucinda Mae’s body perception issues. Lucinda Mae is skinny.I’m gonna let her tell you exactly how skinny, but she’s little bitty. My fondest wish is for allAmericans to have a 100% healthy view of their bodies, but Lucinda Mae is one of thosestruggling to accept how she is made.What Mall of America has to say about itself: https://www.mallofamerica.comSome Mall of America travel tips from Trip Advisor:https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g42881-d109972-Reviews-Mall_of_America-Bloomington_Minnesota.htmlMy essay on a train trip to North Dakota (from Memphis—that’s a LONG way):http://ellenmorrisprewitt.com/the-old-timers
Nov 26, 2018
Episode 1: Why Would Big Doodle Betray Us?
For more on what the International Ballet Competition has to say about itself: usaibc.comFor the 7 important facts about me, see the slide show on the Home Page of:ellenmorrisprewitt.comTo see Elvis performing “Jailhouse Rock”: youtube.com/watch?v=gj0Rz-uP4MkFor more info on Ellen’s book signing go here https://www.novelmemphis.com/ellen-morris-prewitt-tracking-happiness
Sep 28, 2018