Category Archives: Autobiographical

Words a Woman Needs: It Starts With Damn . . .

Posted on November 30, 2014 by aamontgomery

[On November 30, 2014, I wrote the following blogpost about how I grew up in a sheltered, no-cussing household, but found that, as I got older, I needed a few choice words to illustrate my life. Four years later I find … Continue reading →

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Anna Mo

Posted on June 10, 2014 by aamontgomery

[An oldie-but-goodie repost of our June 2013 excellent visit to West Tennessee!] On our recent adventure to Memphis to photograph an incredible wedding celebration, my husband Kurt and I had a few moments to take in the flora and fauna … Continue reading →

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My Former Co-worker, the Pedophile

Posted on May 29, 2014 by aamontgomery

When I watch documentaries about the worst evils done during the Holocaust of World War II, or read books about the host of horrors mankind has wrought upon its fellow human beings, I occasionally wonder what it would have been … Continue reading →

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Work is a Kind of Love

Posted on April 14, 2014 by aamontgomery

~ wrote Marilyn Monroe in her recently discovered journal While watching the HBO documentary “Love, Marilyn”, my husband Kurt and I were surprised to hear the depth of the intelligence and insight found in Marilyn Monroe’s private thoughts as she … Continue reading →

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The Rules of the Game

Posted on January 26, 2014 by aamontgomery
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The Music of Life

Posted on December 2, 2013 by aamontgomery
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My Pony Likes to Jump!

Posted on November 24, 2013 by aamontgomery

When our city put three speed bumps (or “humps”, as they were unfortunately described by the accompanying signs) on our street, our neighborhood association’s block captains cheered. My husband and I did not agree the bumps were a good thing, … Continue reading →

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A Commonplace, Extraordinary Man

Posted on September 12, 2013 by aamontgomery

“If a movie doesn’t have any characters that you care about it, it fails. It is not a good movie.” Dr. Jon Manchip White said to our class of English graduate students and would-be writers at the University of Tennessee … Continue reading →

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Best-kept Secrets of Knoxville

Posted on July 24, 2013 by aamontgomery

You may have lived in Knoxville all your life or just arrived, but there are few things you need to know about this small-town city to enlarge your life, have more fun (two ways), pay less for amazing finds, eat … Continue reading →

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Work is a Kind of Love

Posted on July 13, 2013 by aamontgomery

~ wrote Marilyn Monroe in her recently discovered journal While watching the HBO documentary “Love, Marilyn”, my husband Kurt and I were surprised to hear the depth of the intelligence and insight found in Marilyn Monroe’s private thoughts as she … Continue reading →

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