Brenda Kissko, Freelance Writer & Designer

Same Kind of Different As Me

I’m a self-proclaimed Book Nerd. Capital B capital N. On any given day, I have around five rotating books on my nightstand: the Bible, and usually one nonfiction (perhaps about…

June 10, 2017

Blog, On Reading

Book Club Reads: A Review of Sing, Unburied, Sing

Jesmyn Ward has laid forth another lyrical masterpiece with Sing, Unburied, Sing, winner of the National Book Award and a New York Times Top 10 Best Book of The Year. Ward weaves…

May 23, 2018

Blog, On Reading

On Reading

How old were you when you fell in love with books and all that comes with them? The endless worlds, the abyss of possibilities, the characters with their private, inner…

March 11, 2016

Blog, On Writing

On Writing

Writing is in my bones. Has been ever since I can remember. I would write “books” and stories on the bumpy hour-long ride home every day after school. I could…

March 11, 2016

Blog, On West Texas

Living on the Edge

March 11, 2016

Blog, On West Texas

Pools in the Pasture

August 2, 2021 / Comments Off on Pools in the Pasture

Most of my favorite childhood memories were made in the pasture. Read my personal essay about swimming in stock tanks published in the August 2021 issue of Texas Co-op Power magazine.

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Why Horses Wear Shoes

October 10, 2020 / Comments Off on Why Horses Wear Shoes

I had the great pleasure of writing about farriers for the October issue of Texas Co-op Power magazine. This one was extra special because my sister Kristin Tyler took the photographs and I got to interview Jim Crawford, our family's horseshoer.

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