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Author: Audrey McDonald Atkins

Born in the Oil Capital of Alabama, Citronelle, Audrey Atkins, made her way to the Steel City by way of the University of Montevallo, where she earned a B.A. in English. Her career began at RUST Engineering where she served as Sales Presentation Coordinator until a buyout encouraged a career change. For more than a decade, Audrey worked as a paralegal specializing in professional liability defense and commercial lending. A raconteur at heart, Audrey has written many articles for Birmingham Magazine and Lipstick. Audrey is glad to now be in the sales and marketing world where creativity and business collide and is the Marketing Manager at WBHM 90.3, Public Radio for the heart of Alabama. Outside of the office, Audrey enjoys watching sports with her husband and son, as well as painting, traveling, and cooking. Contact Audrey at audrey@folkwaysnowadays.com.

Thanksgiving Day Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving Day Thanksgiving

I'm a blogger, and the blogger creed requires that we post a post about everything we're thankful for on Thanksgiving. This is that post.

Posted on November 24, 2022November 24, 2022 by Audrey McDonald AtkinsPosted in Holidays, Thoughts, Musings, and MemoriesTagged gratitude. Leave a comment

Mawmaw’s Mythic Pinto Beans

Mawmaw’s Mythic Pinto Beans

For some reason I frequently find myself writing about food. This week I’m thinking about (and cooking) pinto beans.

Posted on September 27, 2022September 27, 2022 by Audrey McDonald AtkinsPosted in Food, Thoughts, Musings, and MemoriesTagged Appalachian cooking, home cooking. 6 Comments

Exercising My Right to Chews

Exercising My Right to Chews

Fried chicken thighs or exercise, which would you choose?

Posted on September 20, 2022September 20, 2022 by Audrey McDonald AtkinsPosted in Thoughts, Musings, and Memories8 Comments

A Labor Day Tribute to Women Like My Granny

A Labor Day Tribute to Women Like My Granny

On this Labor Day, I want to recognize women who work harder for less money – women like my grandmother.

Posted on September 5, 2022September 5, 2022 by Audrey McDonald AtkinsPosted in Thoughts, Musings, and MemoriesTagged equal pay, feminist, Labor Day. 2 Comments

The Swamp and Old Mr. No Shoulders

The Swamp and Old Mr. No Shoulders

I was in my early 20s when everything I knew to be true, sure, and certain in life was destroyed, and the vision of it haunted me for years.

Posted on August 29, 2022August 29, 2022 by Audrey McDonald AtkinsPosted in Thoughts, Musings, and MemoriesTagged commercial development, endangered habitats, swampland. 2 Comments

Find Your People, Find Happiness

Find Your People, Find Happiness

One thing I’ve been doing for the last two and a half years is teaching creative writing. And that's where I found my people.

Posted on August 22, 2022August 22, 2022 by Audrey McDonald AtkinsPosted in Thoughts, Musings, and MemoriesTagged community, creative nonfiction, freelance, learning, writers. 4 Comments

The Great Resignation and What’s Next

The Great Resignation and What’s Next

Blogging has admittedly fallen by the wayside for the last few months, and I’m sorry for that, but there’s been a lot going on that has distracted me from putting finger to keyboard. So here’s a life update: I quit my job.

Posted on August 15, 2022August 16, 2022 by Audrey McDonald AtkinsPosted in Life UpdateTagged know your value, resignation, self-employment. 26 Comments

Divided We Fall

Divided We Fall

If we can't come together as a nation to fight a pandemic, could we come together to fight an invading army? Or would our division be our downfall?

Posted on March 13, 2022 by Audrey McDonald AtkinsPosted in Coronavirus, Thoughts, Musings, and MemoriesTagged coronovirus. 2 Comments

Folly Chasing Death: A New Meaning

Folly Chasing Death: A New Meaning

Just in time for Fat Tuesday, The Washington Post published my op-ed, "After two pandemic years, ‘Folly chasing Death’ takes on a new Mardi Gras meaning."

Posted on March 1, 2022 by Audrey McDonald AtkinsPosted in Thoughts, Musings, and MemoriesTagged Alabama, COVID-19, Mardi Gras, Mobile, OOM, Order of Myths. 2 Comments

Hiraeth and Now

Hiraeth and Now

HIraeth. It’s a Welsh word that doesn’t translate to English exactly, but it's a feeling that I often have — a feeling about my home town.

Posted on February 4, 2022May 31, 2022 by Audrey McDonald AtkinsPosted in Thoughts, Musings, and MemoriesTagged Alabama, featured, hiraeth, hometown, memories. 4 Comments

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