Everett Prewitt's Blog About Anything and Everything
Everett Prewitt's Blog offers reflections on books, writing, history, race, veterans, publishing, and the experiences that shape our lives. Here I share personal observations, commentary, stories, and occasional thoughts about whatever happens to be on my mind.
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So
I was talking to a young African-American man a couple of months ago who was moving up in corporate America. He shared how everybody thought he had gotten his engineering job through affirmative action, when,
Chrissy the Greek
I enjoyed the 2015 match between Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova at the Australian Open, but, alas, I had to be subjected to Chris Evert’s snide commentary. Evert concedes Serena is probably the best who’s
Song For My Father
J. Everett Prewitt's eulogy to his father, Selmer E. Prewitt
Darryl
A friend of mine drove from Chicago just to attend my book signing. Darryl Flenoy and I met because we fought when we were younger. I didn’t know I was supposed to be afraid of
The Real Thugs
There’s been a lot of talk in Cleveland, Ohio about the young people in our city who have chosen the thug life. There’ve been a number of incidents that our local paper has jumped on
The Surge
We’ve all heard of the surge the last two presidents employed so our Middle East allies could achieve political stability. I’m familiar because I employ it myself. In fact, I’ve utilized The Surge many more
The Dark Side
All my life I’ve leaned toward the dark side. I love black women, dark clothes, dark novels, dark jokes, and even the dark itself (except when I was in Vietnam). My favorite cowboys were Zorro
Why I Write
I write to be a historian for the lions.