Bruce Mulkey

Essayist & Author

Talking My Walk

My stories and I’m sticking with them

  • Welcome to West Carolina by David Cohen

  • Rest in peace, Sue Mulkey

    Around the first of the year I asked my 88-year-old mother Sue a daunting question: “Are you ready to go?” This once powerful, dynamic, high-energy woman had fallen several times over the past few years, breaking both her ankles in one of them. As she’d slowed down and become less self-reliant, she also became more…

  • The moral arc of the universe is long . . .

  • “Let the Mystery Be” by Iris DeMent

    “Let the Mystery Be” by Iris DeMent “Let the Mystery Be” by Iris DeMent Everybody’s wonderin’ what and where they all came from. Everybody’s worryin’ ’bout where they’re gonna go when the whole thing’s done. But no one knows for certain and so it’s all the same to me. I think I’ll just let the…

  • Sue Mulkey’s obituary

    Below is my Mom’s obituary that appeared in The Tullahoma (TN) News last Friday. My brother Art, my sister Nancy and I collaborated on writing it. Sue Mulkey’s Obituary Sue Mulkey, 88, longtime resident of Tullahoma (TN), died Sunday, May 26, at Harton Regional Medical Center. Sue was born to the late Dewey and Effie…

  • Do Not Stand at My Grave and Weep

    My mother Callie Sue Tilghman Mulkey passed away yesterday at the age of 88. Below is a poem that I shared last night at an impromptu gathering of our clan. Do Not Stand at My Grave and Weep by Mary Elizabeth Frye Do not stand at my grave and weep, I am not there; I…

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 →

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