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    Cain't Do Nothing with Love
    Cain't Do Nothing with Love
    Cain't Do Nothing with Love
    Audiobook3 hours

    Cain't Do Nothing with Love

    Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt

    Narrated by Ellen Morris Prewitt

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    About this audiobook

    CAIN’T DO NOTHING WITH LOVE was the winner of the CIPA EVVY Audio Book Award 2014. The stories have been downloaded over 55,000 times. All stories treat the most difficult topics—death, religion, family—with sharp humor and urgent respect.

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    A fifth-grader in rural Mississippi who is intent on being the smartest girl in her class sees Jesus in her closet; he advises her to “Skate On.” Told with irreverent humor, Rollerblader for Jesus first appeared in Gulf Coast Literary Journal.

    AINT' NO COMMIES 'ROUND HERE

    An aging farmer in Tuscumbia, Alabama must learn to love his grown-up nephew, even if the young man is a liberal hippie freak. Ain't No Commies 'Round Here is a poignant story about the importance of family relationships in a changing world.

    BABY DOG, PEEWEE NED, AND THE DEVIL'S NAKED BUTT

    Grief over the death of her parents leads a young woman in Memphis, Tennessee to invite the Devil into her home. A story of humor and longing, Baby Dog first appeared in Hurricane Review.

    IT DOES NO GOOD WHATSOEVER TO STAY BITTER

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    SUPERMAN AT THE MANOR

    The son of a retirement home resident in Charlotte, North Carolina arrives at the nursing home's Happy Hour in his Halloween costume. Using poignant humor, Superman at the Manor explores a son’s rocky relationship with his mother.

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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherScribl
    Release dateSep 16, 2018
    ISBN9780999108307
    Cain't Do Nothing with Love
    Author

    Ellen Morris Prewitt

    Ellen Morris Prewitt is an award-winning writer who turned to making crosses after the tragedy of 9/11. Her writings have appeared in Image, River Teeth, The Rambler, and elsewhere. She was the Peter Taylor Fellow in nonfiction at Kenyon College’s Summer Writing Program and her commentaries aired on the local NPR affiliate for many years. She lives in Memphis, Tennessee where, in addition to making crosses, she facilitates a writing group of men and women who live on the streets.

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