Literary and Journalistic Career
Cornell's self-titled blog was a 2006 and 2005 Koufax Award double nominee for best writing, and has been called "a consistently thought-provoking firecracker of pointed socio-political commentary and observant, caustic wit." (Shotgun Reviews.)John Conley, a Marine combat vet, sent her his Purple Heart for her courage in standing up to Ann Coulter's "extermination speak", and about the war in Iraq.
Cornell's articles have appeared in The Huffington Post; Editor & Publisher; The Lone Star Iconoclast; CNN; Crooks and Liars; Sitcoms Online; Retroality; Good Housekeeping; TV Guide; Femmes Fatales; Macon Area Online; and several newspapers across the nation. Her December 2005 article "Death is Sexier than Sex...to Ann Coulter" caused an uproar when Coulter published Cornell's home phone number and private email on the front page of her website, AnnCoulter.com. Subsequently, Cornell received death threats, and hate mail, but also hundreds of letters and calls in support of her statements. The story was subsequently picked up by MSNBC's Keith Olbermann; Editor & Publisher, Huffington Post, Crooks and Liars, CannonFire, and numerous online news sources.
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