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Mar 17
1 min

Saint Patrick's Day Story

It's not four-leaf lucky clovers, but the common three leaf shamrock who is the star of this Saint Patrick's Day story. Saint Patrick was >>

Amanda Colleen Williams

Mar 3
4 min

Giving Thanks and How You Make God Laugh

In 2014 I had a big plan. The kids were going to high school after homeschooling for seven years, and it was time for me to get out and...

Amanda Colleen Williams

Feb 11
2 min

Kim Williams: Synchronicity and Songwriters Live Forever

Great songwriters and other creative artists come into this world and touch us all. My dad Kim Williams lives on through songs on the radio

Amanda Colleen Williams

Feb 7
2 min

Happy Birthday Bob Marley

Bob Marley would be 75 years old today. To celebrate the life and accomplishments of Robert Nesta Marley, here are a few highlights

Amanda Colleen Williams

Jan 13
3 min

Hillbilly Wisdom

Wisdom isn't something you hear people talk about very much in relation to hillbillies, but it's there. My mamaw, Elzada Griffith Manis was

Amanda Colleen Williams

Jan 5
3 min

Thinking positive doesn't mean fooling yourself: Building Success

Thinking positively doesn't always come easily for me. Einstein famously said, "We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used

Amanda Colleen Williams

Jan 2
2 min

Hillbilly Luck: Red Heads and Black Eyed Peas

Most everybody knows by now that black eyed peas are considered good luck food to eat at the New Year. Hillbillies are taught at a young age

Amanda Colleen Williams

May 2, 2018
4 min

Civil War Orphan Grandma Elzada

Civil War Orphan Grandma Elzada: an essay about family and hillbilly culture from awarded songwriter Amanda Colleen Williams.

Amanda Colleen Williams

May 29, 2017
4 min

Memorial Day | In Remembrance of Uncle Larry

Memorial Day: In Remembrance of Uncle Larry: an essay by awarded songwriter Amanda Colleen Williams.

Amanda Colleen Williams

Jan 16, 2017
4 min

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Reflection | King For A Day

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day reflections: an essay by awarded songwriter Amanda Colleen Williams.

Amanda Colleen Williams

Jan 10, 2017
2 min

Invocation to the Muse - Greetings

Introductory essay by awarded songwriter Amanda Colleen Williams.

Amanda Colleen Williams

Jan 7, 2017
3 min

I Am Country

I Am Country: an essay about what it means to be country by awarded songwriter Amanda Colleen Williams.

Amanda Colleen Williams

Jan 7, 2017
9 min

Art Is Perspective

Art is perspective: an essay about the views of a songwriter artist from East Tennessee Appalachia.

Amanda Colleen Williams

Jan 7, 2017
4 min

Appalachian Mountains - The Cradle of America's Music

The Appalachia Mountains are home to many of America's original musical forms including bluegrass, country, and the blues.

Amanda Colleen Williams

Jan 7, 2017
8 min

Hillbilly Culture – Beyond the Stereotype

Hillbilly culture is the sum total of the art, stories, and useful crafts of the resourceful people living along the Appalachia Mountains.

Amanda Colleen Williams

Jan 7, 2017
1 min

Quilting

Quilting is a popular craft in hillbilly culture of the Appalachia Mountains.

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