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Redneck Infinity Pools

If you grow up on a ranch in West Texas, you learn about the finer things in life. You eat oysters (of the mountain variety), you hire full-time lawn service…

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May 19, 2017
Blog, On Reading

Summer Reading Recommendations

Here are four books I recommend you check out this summer. (Click on the book cover to get your own copy) Murder Once Removed – Congrats, my friend, on your debut novel!…

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May 21, 2019
Blog, On Travel, On West Texas

West By God, Again

Our Move Across The Country Up until last November I have lived in West Texas my entire life. I’ve been proud to say I come from God’s country—the wide-open spaces,…

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May 25, 2018
Blog, On Writing

Raising the Stakes

My first cover story!  My first cover story, about livestock shows in Texas, is published in the July 2017 issue of Texas Co-op Power magazine. Read it here. Pictured is…

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July 21, 2017
Blog, On Travel, On Writing

The Gettysburg Experience

A few months ago, I tagged along on one of my husband’s work trips to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. We drove from West Virginia–not too far for us–up through Morgantown and the…

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May 3, 2019
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    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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    Alpine Texas

    Photography & Birding in Alpine, Texas

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    Texas Co-op Power Sept 2017 Cover

    A Lake in the Desert

    September 1, 2017
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    A Stylish Escape to Marfa, Texas

    July 3, 2018
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    Blog,  On West Texas,  On Writing

    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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    October 11, 2019
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    Outside Influence

    September 1, 2020
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Brenda Kissko

Brenda Kissko is a freelance writer, designer and marketer focusing on travel, nature, literature, faith and community. A Texas native, she has lived in West Virginia and is currently based in Arizona. Brenda grew up on a West Texas ranch, influenced by the healing power of nature. She writes for people navigating their way through life with a message of unplugging and living to the fullest.

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