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Ellen Wittlinger
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born
in Belleville, IL, The United States
October 21, 1948
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Just want to say HI to any visitors to this page! I'm sitting here listening to Eva Cassidy's album SONGBIRD which I recommend to anyone in a pensive mood on a rainy day like this one. My stinky dog has just finished eating a rug and a photograph of me and my husband. Sated, he sleeps in my office chair, shedding his silky black and white fur on everything, waiting for dinner. I eat an orange,...
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Hard Love
— published 2001 — 14 editions |
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Parrotfish
— published 2007 — 3 editions |
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Sandpiper
— published 2005 — 4 editions |
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Love & Lies: Marisol's Story
— published 2008 — 3 editions |
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Blind Faith
— published 2006 — 4 editions |
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Heart on My Sleeve
— published 2004 — 5 editions |
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Zigzag
— published 2010 — 6 editions |
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Razzle
— published 2001 — 5 editions |
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The Long Night of Leo and Bree
— published 2002 — 7 editions |
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What's in a Name
— published 2000 — 7 editions |
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October 2009,
Ellen Wittlinger
" Quick Start SS: How would you describe your life in only 8 words? EW: satisfying, peaceful, nostalgic, nourished, rooted, funky, funny, well-photographed! SS: What is your motto or maxim? EW: Live and let live. What Readers want to know... SS: How wo..." ...More
" Quick Start SS: How would you describe your life in only 8 words? EW: satisfying, peaceful, nostalgic, nourished, rooted, funky, funny, well-photographed! SS: What is your motto or maxim? EW: Live and let live. What Readers want to know... SS: How wo..." ...More
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“People changed lots of other personal things all the time. They dyed their hair and dieted themselves to near death. They took steroids to build muscles and got breast implants and nose jobs so they'd resemble their favorite movie stars. They changed names and majors and jobs and husbands and wives. They changed religions and political parties. They moved across the country or the world -- even changed nationalities. Why was gender the one sacred thing we weren’t supposed to change? Who made that rule?”
― Ellen Wittlinger, Parrotfish
― Ellen Wittlinger, Parrotfish
“you give everyone the benefit of the doubt. they don't always deserve it. ”
― Ellen Wittlinger, Blind Faith
― Ellen Wittlinger, Blind Faith
“I watched her walk away, first thinking: good riddance – who needs this abuse? And then after a minute thinking: she never really understood me anyway. Which rapidly changed to: I never understood her at all. And before long I was watching her small back disappear and thinking: there goes the only person who ever gave a damn about me.”
― Ellen Wittlinger, Hard Love
― Ellen Wittlinger, Hard Love
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| Wild Things: YA G...: Reading Challenge #10 - Ideas and Discussion | 66 | 41 | Oct 06, 2011 04:51pm | |
| YA LGBT Books: * March Book of the Month - the winner: Parrotfish | 27 | 50 | Feb 29, 2012 03:45am | |
| YA LGBT Books: March Book of the Month - Parrotfish *Spoilers* | 15 | 50 | Mar 24, 2012 09:57am |
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