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Brenda Wilson WooleyBrendahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13396940884161622626noreply@blogger.comBlogger394125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196400899543841587.post-58815392377215254302018-01-19T12:44:00.000-06:002018-01-19T12:44:31.127-06:00I miss you, Billy.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Brendahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13396940884161622626noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196400899543841587.post-19601633492629966962016-01-01T10:47:00.002-06:002016-01-03T16:43:07.320-06:00For Billy<br />
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Brendahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13396940884161622626noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196400899543841587.post-53067619081812112782015-10-13T14:33:00.000-05:002015-10-13T14:33:19.179-05:00October<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Brendahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13396940884161622626noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196400899543841587.post-24319121380274423862015-08-18T12:05:00.000-05:002015-08-18T12:05:15.625-05:00On Writing<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Brendahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13396940884161622626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196400899543841587.post-29686418808378226252015-04-11T11:55:00.001-05:002015-04-11T11:55:31.458-05:00Follow Your Bliss<em></em><br />
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<em>If you follow your bliss, you put yourself on a kind of track that has been there all the while, waiting for you, and the life that you ought to be living is the one you are living. Wherever you are — if you are following your bliss, you are enjoying that refreshment, that life within you, all the time.</em><br />
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Brendahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13396940884161622626noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196400899543841587.post-47472901924180667262015-03-18T09:18:00.001-05:002015-03-18T09:18:30.337-05:00On Writing<br />
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<em>I am always thinking in the back of my mind, there’s something always going on back there. I am always working, even if it’s sort of unconsciously, even though I’m carrying on conversations with people and doing other things, somewhere in the back of my mind I’m writing, mulling over. And another part of my mind is reviewing what I’ve done. ~ T. S. Eliot ~ </em><br />
<em></em>Brendahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13396940884161622626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196400899543841587.post-31339512894962715022015-03-16T09:44:00.002-05:002015-03-16T09:44:56.463-05:00A Writer<div style="text-align: center;">
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Brendahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13396940884161622626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196400899543841587.post-17828499543087840202015-02-22T09:28:00.000-06:002015-02-22T09:28:00.620-06:00Belong to the World.
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">You never intended to be in this world.<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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Brendahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13396940884161622626noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196400899543841587.post-1914014271428825842015-01-11T10:21:00.002-06:002015-01-11T10:21:47.208-06:00Dogs<div style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px;">
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Brendahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13396940884161622626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196400899543841587.post-20815718883848752462014-12-13T11:50:00.001-06:002014-12-28T18:55:29.689-06:00For Kamryn<br />
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<br />Brendahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13396940884161622626noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196400899543841587.post-20122697382163367412014-11-26T11:31:00.001-06:002014-11-26T11:31:38.965-06:00On Writing<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Brendahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13396940884161622626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196400899543841587.post-33433102063917783052014-11-23T09:29:00.002-06:002014-11-23T09:29:40.799-06:00Shoot them now, while they're happy.<div style="text-align: center;">
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If you have any young friends </div>
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<em> </em>The first greatest, of course,</div>
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Brendahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13396940884161622626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196400899543841587.post-5300433138472487712014-10-07T10:23:00.001-05:002014-10-07T10:23:32.327-05:00Paducah In The Fall<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<strong>Paducah, Kentucky:</strong> About 175 miles southeast of St. Louis is the enclave of Paducah, founded in 1827 by William Clark (of Lewis and Clark). Paducah's proximity to the Ohio and Tennessee rivers makes it an ideal place for leaf peeping. The best drives in this area are along U.S. 60/62 which leads directly out of town, then intersects with U.S. 68. A country road of rising and falling farmlands punctuated by forest leads to the Land Between the Lakes, a national recreation area. Another gorgeous drive, the 43-mile Woodlands Trace Scenic Byway, is a ridge of land between Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley. The surrounding forest provides 3,000-plus miles of leaf-filled hiking.Brendahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13396940884161622626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196400899543841587.post-90368430496759004132014-05-31T11:57:00.001-05:002014-05-31T11:57:56.825-05:00Happy Birthday, Kentucky!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<br />Brendahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13396940884161622626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196400899543841587.post-45443623000798905032014-05-26T22:42:00.004-05:002014-05-26T22:42:41.034-05:00Some Gave All<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Brendahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13396940884161622626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196400899543841587.post-30194381076114139972014-05-24T10:27:00.002-05:002014-05-24T10:27:34.539-05:00A Book<div style="text-align: center;">
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Brendahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13396940884161622626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196400899543841587.post-88684481339509172442014-05-10T12:47:00.003-05:002014-05-10T12:47:53.873-05:00I Love...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Brendahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13396940884161622626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196400899543841587.post-19498047041413080252014-03-13T11:04:00.001-05:002014-03-13T11:04:49.070-05:00Kamryn<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<br />Brendahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13396940884161622626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196400899543841587.post-38337856022782339912014-02-07T08:53:00.003-06:002014-02-07T08:53:41.701-06:00On Writing<div style="text-align: center;">
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Brendahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13396940884161622626noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196400899543841587.post-66730182549224380272014-01-21T16:04:00.001-06:002014-01-21T18:11:22.868-06:00The Last Game<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqd410g3sukpOwjafwc-9efho3mKQJMjw8kvxS3vRnYPgAhXFb3bujL-8FPz2ra7In3X6FTjrKlTfBhV4dB5JRIrpAuIun5sKxBU7aVGjAgWYKUrzGNVdPiAMk79QM2HfkZ1G387D9Vkk/s1600/Paw+Paw+Elsey.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqd410g3sukpOwjafwc-9efho3mKQJMjw8kvxS3vRnYPgAhXFb3bujL-8FPz2ra7In3X6FTjrKlTfBhV4dB5JRIrpAuIun5sKxBU7aVGjAgWYKUrzGNVdPiAMk79QM2HfkZ1G387D9Vkk/s1600/Paw+Paw+Elsey.jpg" height="320" width="72" /></a>I spent a great deal of time with my maternal grandparents as I was growing up. And since my great-grandfather lived with them for several years before his death, I spent a lot of time with him as well.<br />
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This picture of Libertus B. Elsey was probably taken around 1936 or 1937. He was a very intelligent man and knew a lot about a lot of things, but he could be snobbish and a little crochety at times.<br />
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I wrote a short story based on the waning days of Paw Paw Elsey's life. Some of the story is true, but most is speculative, so it is a work of fiction. <br />
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"The Last Game" is in the current issue of <em>The Tower Journal</em>. This <a href="http://www.towerjournal.com/winter_2014/index.html">link</a> will take you to the index. Under fiction, scroll down and click on my name. Brendahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13396940884161622626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196400899543841587.post-48018416073866500272014-01-13T13:19:00.001-06:002014-01-13T13:19:58.401-06:00Paducah: One of America's Best Main Streets<br />
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<em>Located at the confluence of the Tennessee and Ohio Rivers, Paducah offers a rich history and a variety of cultural attractions. The town’s LowerTown Arts District is home to a number of eclectic antique shops and galleries, while the historic downtown area features specialty markets, restaurants, and museums. Browse Paducah artifacts at the William Clark Market House Museum, or stop by Stornoway House Gallery for an up-close look at local art. Movie lovers will enjoy Maiden Alley Cinema, the town’s fine film venue. </em></div>
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<em>E</em><em>mily Wasserman, </em><em>The Huffington Post</em></div>
Brendahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13396940884161622626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196400899543841587.post-61860777592169829002014-01-04T11:33:00.003-06:002014-01-04T11:33:51.694-06:00Seeing the Klu Klux Klan<div class="HEADERtext2">
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In my spare time I've been working on a series of short stories about my husband's life. </div>
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Bill grew up in a small town near Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and some of the things he experienced are very disturbing. Like seeing the Klu Klux Klan. In action. </div>
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"The Law in Alabama" is in the current issue of <em>BellaOnline Literary Review</em>. You can find it <a href="http://www.bellaonline.com/review/issues/winter2013/nf005.html">here</a>.</div>
Brendahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13396940884161622626noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196400899543841587.post-59354234626672383732014-01-01T12:02:00.001-06:002014-01-01T12:02:30.598-06:00Happy New Year, Dear Friends!
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><em>Each person
comes into this world with a specific destiny—he has something to fulfill, some
message has to be delivered, some work to be completed. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You are not here accidentally—you are here
meaningfully.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There is a purpose behind
you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The whole intends to do something
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Brendahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13396940884161622626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196400899543841587.post-92012190870080929932013-12-24T08:07:00.001-06:002013-12-24T08:07:27.827-06:00Merry Christmas!<br />
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And God bless.</div>
Brendahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13396940884161622626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196400899543841587.post-1016258980320989332013-12-05T17:38:00.002-06:002013-12-05T17:38:36.993-06:00Rest in Peace, Nelson Mandela.<br />
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<em>For to be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.</em></div>
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<em>~ Nelson Mandela ~</em><em><br /> July 18, 1918 - December 5, 2013</em></div>
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