Ellen Hawley Roddick's Blog
Ellen Hawley Roddick
- Location
- Orcas Island, Washington, USA
- Birthday
- February 13
- Bio
- Author of both nonfiction and novels, I recently completed my memoir about a life of privilege and crisis.
MY RECENT POSTS
- Out of Work in Santa Fe
February 28, 2012 09:03PM - My One Degree of Separation
from The Iron Lady
January 13, 2012 03:40PM - Boys Will Be Boys—Sometimes
January 06, 2012 02:24PM - Tony Bourdain Expands
September 14, 2011 03:35PM - How's Your Self-Esteem Today?
June 29, 2011 02:50PM
MY RECENT COMMENTS
- “You are a tease! Eager
for news of le cher Monsieur,
I am
grateful for this
reass…”
May 21, 2012 02:53PM - “Ah, yes indeed: "What
will the neighbors think?" I,
too, was
raised
wit…”
May 20, 2012 03:43PM - “Warm hug, Lea. I, too,
lost a close friend to
suicide. Life
is never quite
the sa…”
May 18, 2012 09:54PM - “Wondeful, sister!”
May 10, 2012 04:56PM - “Ah, yes, I remember it
well.”
March 20, 2012 10:56PM
Ellen Hawley Roddick's Links
- True Stories
- Foreshadowing of 9/11
- Gays, Lestians, and Straights through the Decades
- Psycho Strangers
- Carving Knife Pointed at My Heart
- Your Self-Esteem and Mine
- Allure of the Supernatural, 1
- Allure of the Supernatural, 2
- Confronted by Armed Russian Tanks
- Potluck Suppers with the "Enemy"
- My "Dieter's Notebook" Column in Cosmopolitan
- Dating Filmmaker James Ivory
- Jaws and Me
- Valentine from the Author of Doctor Zhivago
- My Friend Nina and the Nazis
- Gathering Seaweed for Dinner
- Meet me online at -
- www.hawleyroddick.com
- My Books at amazon.com
- WRITING THAT MEANS BUSINESS: HOW TO GET YOUR MESSAGE ACROSS QUICKLY AND EFFECTIVELY. Time-saving tips and techniques, based on my corporate seminars for professional communicators.
- SECRET CHOICES. A novel about how girls become women and boys become men (sometimes).
- YOUR MEMOIRS: SAVING THE STORIES OF YOUR LIFE AND WORK. A comprehensive guide with lots of prompts and examples, to simplify writing your life story.
May 21, 2012 02:53PM
“You are a tease! Eager for news of le cher Monsieur, I am grateful for this reassurance that although he seems to have abandoned us, he thrives. Will c…”
About: Monsieur Chariot is alive and well
“You are a tease! Eager for news of le cher Monsieur, I am grateful for this reassurance that although he seems to have abandoned us, he thrives. Will c…”
About: Monsieur Chariot is alive and well
May 20, 2012 03:43PM
“Ah, yes indeed: "What will the neighbors think?" I, too, was raised with that maternal mantra. You deserve respect and sympathy, not criticis…”
About: Driving White
“Ah, yes indeed: "What will the neighbors think?" I, too, was raised with that maternal mantra. You deserve respect and sympathy, not criticis…”
About: Driving White
May 18, 2012 09:54PM
“Warm hug, Lea. I, too, lost a close friend to suicide. Life is never quite the same again for anyone affected by the loss. A lovely tribute.”
About: A Sad Parallel: Reflecting on the Suicide of Mary Kennedy
“Warm hug, Lea. I, too, lost a close friend to suicide. Life is never quite the same again for anyone affected by the loss. A lovely tribute.”
About: A Sad Parallel: Reflecting on the Suicide of Mary Kennedy
March 20, 2012 10:56PM
“Ah, yes, I remember it well.”
About: Two Dozen Things I Remember from a Dozen Years Ago
“Ah, yes, I remember it well.”
About: Two Dozen Things I Remember from a Dozen Years Ago
March 02, 2012 04:38PM
“Ben Sen, yes, Santa Fe has strong interconnected groups of arts and political activists. Your path sounds interesting. Johnny Fever, point taken. I. E. M…”
About: Out of Work in Santa Fe
“Ben Sen, yes, Santa Fe has strong interconnected groups of arts and political activists. Your path sounds interesting. Johnny Fever, point taken. I. E. M…”
About: Out of Work in Santa Fe
March 02, 2012 04:30PM
“Keep us posted. You are following a courageous path.”
About: Unemployment Upside
“Keep us posted. You are following a courageous path.”
About: Unemployment Upside
February 29, 2012 01:23PM
“Charming and surprising. All the serious losses you describe make the ending all the more fun.”
About: To Catch a Thief
“Charming and surprising. All the serious losses you describe make the ending all the more fun.”
About: To Catch a Thief
February 29, 2012 01:17PM
“The malls sound both fascinating and like an anxiety attack waiting to happen. As a symptom of what is wrong with wealthy global culture, malls are tem…”
About: I Confess: I Hate Shopping Malls
“The malls sound both fascinating and like an anxiety attack waiting to happen. As a symptom of what is wrong with wealthy global culture, malls are tem…”
About: I Confess: I Hate Shopping Malls
February 29, 2012 01:03PM
“Shiral, yes, I have no complaints. skypixieo , the horseshoe I was born under sometimes falls and hits me in the head. But as you say, this is a story of…”
About: Out of Work in Santa Fe
“Shiral, yes, I have no complaints. skypixieo , the horseshoe I was born under sometimes falls and hits me in the head. But as you say, this is a story of…”
About: Out of Work in Santa Fe
February 29, 2012 12:02PM
“Thanks for the recommendation. I look forward to reading the memoir.”
About: Fusun Atalay, a Wonderful Memoir
“Thanks for the recommendation. I look forward to reading the memoir.”
About: Fusun Atalay, a Wonderful Memoir
February 16, 2012 11:15PM
“You expand your readers' worlds, which is a gift. And make us think, which is a challenge...”
About: Honor Weddings
“You expand your readers' worlds, which is a gift. And make us think, which is a challenge...”
About: Honor Weddings
February 16, 2012 11:05PM
“Very clever, Ms. Lane. Perhaps we should require any man who objects to female contraception but wants to have sex with a woman who does not want his b…”
About: The House's All-Purpose, All-Male Panel on Contraception
“Very clever, Ms. Lane. Perhaps we should require any man who objects to female contraception but wants to have sex with a woman who does not want his b…”
About: The House's All-Purpose, All-Male Panel on Contraception
January 27, 2012 04:14PM
“God is a junky. Many thanks for posting photos of astonishingly beautiful shells.”
About: She Shows Sea-Shells by the Sea Shore
“God is a junky. Many thanks for posting photos of astonishingly beautiful shells.”
About: She Shows Sea-Shells by the Sea Shore
January 17, 2012 07:21PM
“Thanks, Mary. Posh is fun! Gary, Edward was easy to talk to, but I suppose politicians have to be. Lea and I have compared notes and are amazed by the c…”
About: My One Degree of Separation from The Iron Lady
“Thanks, Mary. Posh is fun! Gary, Edward was easy to talk to, but I suppose politicians have to be. Lea and I have compared notes and are amazed by the c…”
About: My One Degree of Separation from The Iron Lady
January 16, 2012 12:16PM
“A concise illustration of how perspective can bannish our fear.”
About: Godzilla in our front yard, viewed from sons' window
“A concise illustration of how perspective can bannish our fear.”
About: Godzilla in our front yard, viewed from sons' window
January 16, 2012 12:12PM
“Rita, thank you. I'm writiing my memoir and trying some excertps here. You are encouraging. Sheila and FusanA, what makes OS a great place for sharing a…”
About: My One Degree of Separation from The Iron Lady
“Rita, thank you. I'm writiing my memoir and trying some excertps here. You are encouraging. Sheila and FusanA, what makes OS a great place for sharing a…”
About: My One Degree of Separation from The Iron Lady
January 13, 2012 10:21PM
“Sarah, thanks. designantor, what a terrific anecdote--and what historic dental tools. Frank, I still have a hollow leg. Fortunes change but not everythin…”
About: My One Degree of Separation from The Iron Lady
“Sarah, thanks. designantor, what a terrific anecdote--and what historic dental tools. Frank, I still have a hollow leg. Fortunes change but not everythin…”
About: My One Degree of Separation from The Iron Lady
January 09, 2012 12:27PM
“Jennifer, thanks for writing about your experiences, similar to mine but with more children. The degree to which nature can dominate nurture is a humbl…”
About: Boys Will Be Boys—Sometimes
“Jennifer, thanks for writing about your experiences, similar to mine but with more children. The degree to which nature can dominate nurture is a humbl…”
About: Boys Will Be Boys—Sometimes
January 06, 2012 11:20PM
“Seer, I agree that wanting to belong does factor in to how kids behave. As for yanking that rope, you alert me to a dimension I seldom miss but did thi…”
About: Boys Will Be Boys—Sometimes
“Seer, I agree that wanting to belong does factor in to how kids behave. As for yanking that rope, you alert me to a dimension I seldom miss but did thi…”
About: Boys Will Be Boys—Sometimes
October 14, 2011 11:05PM
“A quintessential spiritual experience. Wonderful to share it.”
About: My Good Earth
“A quintessential spiritual experience. Wonderful to share it.”
About: My Good Earth
October 14, 2011 12:35PM
“Thanks for this info. I'll send your post to a friend in Woodstock. And I Tweeted the sign about corps. being cancers not people.”
About: Occupy Woodstock
“Thanks for this info. I'll send your post to a friend in Woodstock. And I Tweeted the sign about corps. being cancers not people.”
About: Occupy Woodstock
October 13, 2011 05:53PM
“Shiral, I followed your link and signed the petition.”
About: Occupy Wall Street: scenes from yesterday
“Shiral, I followed your link and signed the petition.”
About: Occupy Wall Street: scenes from yesterday
L. E. Merithew
elizabethkirby
scottcvoss
D Art
Oryoki Bowl
LadyMiko
Salon.com