Bruce Mulkey

Essayist & Author

Talking My Walk

My stories and I’m sticking with them

  • “The Journey,” by Mary Oliver

    One day you finally knew what you had to do, and began, though the voices around you kept shouting their bad advice— though the whole house began to tremble and you felt the old tug at your ankles. “Mend my life!” each voice cried. But you didn’t stop. You knew what you had to do,…

  • The Wit & Wisdom of Gracelyn

    The Wit & Wisdom of Gracelyn by Bruce Mulkey & Shonnie Lavender | Make Your Own Book

  • Hieroglyphic Stairway, a poem by Drew Dellinger

    it’s 3:23 in the morning and I’m awake because my great great grandchildren won’t let me sleep my great great grandchildren ask me in dreams what did you do while the planet was plundered? what did you do when the earth was unraveling? surely you did something when the seasons started failing? as the mammals,…

  • From the mouths of toddlers . . .

    Each day at our evening meal, Shonnie, Gracelyn and I participate in a ritual that provides an opportunity for each of us to say at least one thing that happened that day for which we are grateful. The following is excerpt from our conversation during last Saturday’s ritual. Gracelyn (to Shonnie and Bruce during her…

  • Old white men struggle to turn back clock

    What we’ve been witnessing at the General Assembly in Raleigh the past few months is the futile attempt by fearful, old, white men to hang on to the power and control to which they assume they’re entitled. These extremists imagine that if they can push women, gays, blacks and Latinos back to the status these…

  • Monday evening cat blogging

    Last night I walked downstairs to find Kaali, Desmond and Bandit relaxing together on the coffee table. After taking this photo, I sat on the couch, and, one by one, each of them came over to join me. Bandit lay beside me, Desmond in my lap and Kaali on my chest. After around a half…

My Online Courses

I’ve always believed that learning works best when it feels practical, personal, and a little bit playful, and that’s the spirit behind every course you’ll find here.

Introduction to Digital Art →

Mastering the Art of Cooking →

Creative Writing Workshop →

Photography Essentials →

Financial Planning 101 →

Follow Me On Social Media

@MieMarie

Why I Started My Personal Blog

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Maecenas sed fringilla velit, eget pulvinar lacus. Nulla risus nunc, accumsan eget eros eu, finibus efficitur leo. Fusce eget vehicula est, ac auctor augue. Praesent tincidunt non nulla eu aliquet. Mauris libero nisl, pellentesque et consectetur vitae, pulvinar eget massa. Quisque non pharetra ex. Nam quis ipsum luctus, consectetur elit nec, interdum justo. Vivamus ac cursus purus. Pellentesque in justo mauris. Vivamus vitae imperdiet nisl. Ut eget leo sollicitudin, rutrum est id, sagittis turpis.

Quisque iaculis rhoncus sem et elementum. Nullam non ante consequat, aliquet sapien at, tincidunt elit. Aliquam pharetra lobortis lorem, ac scelerisque metus pretium quis. Maecenas vitae dui vel tellus viverra tincidunt in et quam. Aliquam sed urna id lacus tempor mollis vel nec nisi. Phasellus sed urna nec ligula egestas accumsan sed eu ante. Mauris sit amet nisi lorem. Curabitur feugiat ante sed eros tincidunt, ac facilisis enim iaculis. Nulla sodales ac lectus sit amet dictum. In volutpat urna vel leo egestas sagittis. Praesent ornare vulputate massa, non bibendum libero egestas in. Suspendisse semper, ante et faucibus aliquam, risus ligula bibendum eros, id varius lacus eros nec leo. Sed sit amet nibh in lorem ornare congue. Mauris nec massa auctor, interdum erat vitae, tristique tortor. Aliquam accumsan nec velit ut volutpat.

Marie Smith

Blogger & Writer