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Dr. Kellie D. Brown
@kelliedbrown1.bsky.social
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Professor of Music, violinist, conductor, writer, poet, Holocaust researcher, UMC lay minister kelliedbrown.com
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Dr. Kellie D. Brown @kelliedbrown1.bsky.social · May 30
I have a new poem out this week in On Gaia Literary Magazine. "Totem" was a difficult poem to write and to release into the world as it speaks to painful childhood moments that I was good at masking with a smile.
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Photo of me as a kid, holding my violin, smiling, with a taxidermied squirrel behind me
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Dr. Kellie D. Brown @kelliedbrown1.bsky.social · 1d
We can't afford to lose people who are shining a light.
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Dr. Kellie D. Brown @kelliedbrown1.bsky.social · 1d
We can't lose Dolly.
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 1d
Dolly Parton's sister is asking fans to "pray with me" amid the country music icon's health issues
Dolly Parton’s Sister Says ‘I Was Up All Night Praying’ Amid Country Icon’s Health Issues and Asks Fans to ‘Pray With Me’
Dolly Parton's sister Frieda is asking fans of the Queen of Country to "pray with me" amid Dolly's continued health struggles.
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Dr. Kellie D. Brown @kelliedbrown1.bsky.social · 5d
Thank you
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Dr. Kellie D. Brown @kelliedbrown1.bsky.social · 5d
Same
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Dr. Kellie D. Brown @kelliedbrown1.bsky.social · 5d
Saddened to hear of the death of the great Dame Patricia Routledge. Thank you for the laughs and great characters. Keep answering that slimline phone, Hyacinth Bucket (Bouquet).
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Dr. Kellie D. Brown @kelliedbrown1.bsky.social · 5d
Grateful and delighted for my micro essay "Anthurium" published by Libre to receive a nomination for Best of the Net. You can read it here.
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Dr. Kellie D. Brown @kelliedbrown1.bsky.social · 5d
One of the reasons that art endures is because it has timeless messages that continue to speak to us. The prints of Kollwitz and their meanings about the dangers of hate are as relevant today as ever. I hope you find meaning in reading about these prints.

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Seed for Sowing Should Not Be Milled
The Art of Käthe Kollwitz
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Dr. Kellie D. Brown @kelliedbrown1.bsky.social · 14d
thank you
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Dr. Kellie D. Brown @kelliedbrown1.bsky.social · 14d
100%
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Dr. Kellie D. Brown @kelliedbrown1.bsky.social · 14d
I'm excited to have my poem "Memento Mori" published this week by Phil Lit. It's a slightly creepy poem about pianos and metronomes. Enjoy, and please read the entire wonderful issue at simplebooklet.com/phillitfall2...
Memento mori left right, click clack marks the metronome. hands once young, now foxed and lined keep time on keys of black and white. mind the pendulum for entrance then exit. keep in time, ceaseless.
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Dr. Kellie D. Brown @kelliedbrown1.bsky.social · 15d
I fell prey to one of the oldest scams: I'll get gas in the morning.
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Dr. Kellie D. Brown @kelliedbrown1.bsky.social · 16d
If you watched this in church youth group, I hope, like me, that you have a good therapist.
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Dr. Kellie D. Brown @kelliedbrown1.bsky.social · 16d
Cue the song, "We wish we'd all been ready."
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Dr. Kellie D. Brown @kelliedbrown1.bsky.social · 16d
I saw enough films in youth group to be a good target for this joke.
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Dr. Kellie D. Brown @kelliedbrown1.bsky.social · 17d
I love that and the entire poem.
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Dr. Kellie D. Brown @kelliedbrown1.bsky.social · 17d
Violin part for Freaky Friday musical
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Dr. Kellie D. Brown @kelliedbrown1.bsky.social · 17d
That's a lot of work they are wanting that B flat to do. But ok.
B flat note in violin part for Freaky Friday musical. Indicated that it should soar
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Dr. Kellie D. Brown @kelliedbrown1.bsky.social · 19d
I applaud your efficiency and choices.
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Dr. Kellie D. Brown @kelliedbrown1.bsky.social · 19d
So rude
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Dr. Kellie D. Brown @kelliedbrown1.bsky.social · 19d
We are kindred spirits.
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Dr. Kellie D. Brown @kelliedbrown1.bsky.social · 26d
After a hellish week, I knew what I had to say to my husband. "Let's go grab a greasy cheeseburger and fries for dinner." Amen. Thanks be to God.
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Dr. Kellie D. Brown @kelliedbrown1.bsky.social · 26d
Exactly
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Dr. Kellie D. Brown @kelliedbrown1.bsky.social · 26d
I like this life hack. I need to think how I can use it.
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Dr. Kellie D. Brown @kelliedbrown1.bsky.social · 26d
I literally thought we had exhausted the supply of fresh hell but obviously not. 😭
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Dr. Kellie D. Brown @kelliedbrown1.bsky.social · 28d
It's hard to know how we are supposed to keep going about our lives with all this constant shite.
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