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 →

Posted in politics, prejudice, Uncategorized | Tagged Black Lives Matter, characterization, empathy, Linda Apple, New York Times, The Red Kimono, Tim Scott, To Kill a Mockingbird, Writing | 2 Comments

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 →

Posted in hate, prejudice, racism | Tagged fallen heroes, Indy 500, Memorial Day, Micah David-Cole Fletcher, Ricky John Best, Takuma Sato, Taliesin Myrddin Namkai-Meche, Terry Frei | 2 Comments

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 →

Posted in prejudice, racism | Tagged Charles Shields, Go Set a Watchman, Harper Lee, New York Times, NPR, prejudice, racism, Randall Kennedy, To Kill a Mockingbird | 2 Comments

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 →

Posted in Angel Rodriguez, Kansas State University, Mississippi State University, NCAA, prejudice, racism | 6 Comments

"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 | 10 Comments