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Author Biography
Ethel Winslow is Editor-in-Chief and Co-owner of the Eastside Voice.
ethel.eastsidevoice@yahoo.com
Ethel Winslow is the Editor-in-Chief and co-owner of the Weekly View. Previously, she worked for the East Side Herald, and has been a professional writer/ editor/ proofreader for over 25 years. Ethel has a B.A. in English from Oakland University (Michigan), and has worked on community newspapers, literary journals, books, and magazines.
She has lived on the east side of Indianapolis since 1992. Ethel has traveled extensively in the United States and Great Britain, and is an avid organic gardener and book nut. When she’s not in the office, she can usually be found at the dog park with Lucy, her faithful canine sidekick.
Ethel Winslow’s Story Archive
The Gauntlet
We’ve all thrown down the gauntlet — a phrase that roughly means to challenge or confront a foe. A gauntlet is a heavy armored glove developed by medieval knights, who literally would fling their gauntlet down in front of their opponent, which was an insult that had to be answered … Read More
Letting Go With Some Laughs at the IRT
The latest offering by the Indiana Repertory Theatre, The Folks at Home, is a hilarious and thoughtful take on today’s complicated lives using 1970s sitcom tropes. Playwright R. Eric Thomas has authored a clever and snappy piece that explores today’s economic, political, sexual, and racial changes with great humor and … Read More
Fannie Lou Hamer — A Name that Should be Remembered
The Civil Rights movement in the United States has several iconic figures: Martin Luther King, Jr.; Medgar Evers, Rosa Parks, W.E.B Du Bois, and Julian Bond to name just a few. Yet in list of leaders, Fannie Lou Hamer is rarely mentioned. Playwright Cheryl L. West’s work Fannie: the music … Read More
Gifts Received at the IRT in “A Christmas Carol”
Since 1996, The Indiana Repertory Theatre has presented A Christmas Carol, adapted by Tom Haas. The original story by Charles Dickens was wildly popular when it was published in 1844, and is probably one of the most revisited ghost stories ever printed. The story of charity and redemption is so … Read More
The Season of Giving Begins
Gaia Works, the Irvington-based nonprofit organization that helps people year round, has for many years had a holiday drive for gifts for the families at Coburn Place. Coburn Place provides shelter and resources for survivors of domestic violence. Currently, Executive Director Jan Deferbrache and many volunteers are gearing up for … Read More