Category Archives: prejudice

Empathy – A Cure for Our Ills

Posted on June 14, 2020 by Jan Morrill

What makes you love a book? For me, it’s the author’s ability to draw me into the character. If I can sink into a character’s mind and see the world through her eyes, feel her joys, sorrows, anger, passion, love … Continue reading →

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The Slippery Slope of Passivity and Prejudice

Posted on May 29, 2017 by Jan Morrill

Memorial Day. A day we honor our fallen soldiers for their bravery and sacrifice. I tend to be a relatively passive person. I could attribute this to a philosophy of “Live and let live,” or “To each his own,” a belief that … Continue reading →

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A Multi-dimensional Atticus?

Posted on July 15, 2015 by Jan Morrill

When I first heard that Atticus Finch was a racist in Harper Lee’s Go Set a Watchman, I thought, “What? No way will I read the book then. I don’t care how anticipated its release.” I likened finding out this … Continue reading →

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Ignorant Shame

Posted on March 17, 2012 by Jan Morrill

I was a member of the Armijo Super Band in Fairfield, California for all four of my high school years. And though we were called “band freaks” by the “popular” kids of the day, I was proud of my membership … Continue reading →

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Ignorant Shame

Posted on March 17, 2012 by Jan Morrill

I was a member of the Armijo Super Band in Fairfield, California for all four of my high school years. And though we were called “band freaks” by the “popular” kids of the day, I was proud of my membership … Continue reading →

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"That Time of Day" #FridayFlash, #FridayFictioneers, #100words

Posted on September 23, 2011 by Jan Morrill

Once again, Madison Woods has posted a beautiful photograph as a prompt for Flash Fiction Friday. I feel a little strange writing a dark, sad flash fiction for such a warm and bright photo. But I am in that kind … Continue reading →

Posted in Broken Dreams, Flash Fiction, prejudice, racism | 13 Comments

The Help: A Multicultural Perspective

Posted on September 9, 2011 by Jan Morrill

“Be curious, not judgemental.” I open this blog with the above quote from Walt Whitman, because it was out of my curiosity that this post was born. Several days ago, I happened upon a discussion of The Help on Facebook. … Continue reading →

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The Help: A Multicultural Perspective

Posted on September 9, 2011 by Jan Morrill

“Be curious, not judgemental.” I open this blog with the above quote from Walt Whitman, because it was out of my curiosity that this post was born. Several days ago, I happened upon a discussion of The Help on Facebook. … Continue reading →

Posted in Broken Dolls, prejudice, racism, The Help | 11 Comments

Stop the Bullying

Posted on March 9, 2011 by Jan Morrill

This morning I learned that tomorrow, March 10, 2011, President and Mrs. Obama will be hosting a White House Conference on Bullying Prevention. I’ve wondered if incidences of bullying are occuring more frequently, or if it is simply because they are being … Continue reading →

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Honor

Posted on November 17, 2010 by Jan Morrill

“All of us can’t stay in the [internment] camps until the end of the war. Some of us have to go to the front. Our record on the battlefield will determine when you will return and how you will be … Continue reading →

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