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About Me

Wendy Woods began her career as a writer writing for her High School newspaper, "The Chilli Chatter", earning a couple of by lines along the way. Her early years were spent on either her maternal grandparent's dairy farm in California, her parents on the rodeo circuit, and after her mother's divorce and remarriage, lived in the country. She grew up in a large blended family of ten children. An independent author and blogger, she writes thought provoking essays on women and life in general. Twice married and divorced, mother and grandmother of three, Wendy now lives in Tennessee, not far from the mountains, with her significant other, and their cat. "Writing has always been an outlet for me, whether writing in my blogs or working on my next novel. My writing style may not of changed, but as I've grown older, my perceptions have. Wendy L. Woods' blogs: http://theuglyducklingchronicles.blogspot.com/ All essays, experimental poetry/chapters, and blogs are the property of Ms. Woods and cannot be reprinted without her express written permission. Layout made by Mary

My Interests

Learning something I didn't know before. Debunking my own myths. I love to cook, bake (especially during the holidays), I like to draw, paint, use my 35 mm, crochet and cross stitch.

I'd like to meet:

writers, actors,comedians, artists, and musicians, activists, and generally nice people.

Music:

check out my friend's list!!

Movies:

300, Lord of the Rings, Catwoman, All of the Star Trek and Generations movies, A Christmas Story, Pitch Black and Chronicles of Riddick movies, any good FX and CGI movies, and Sci-fi in general. I loved "Love Actually" (it made me laugh and cry at the same time).

Television:

Battlestar Galactica Star Gate Atlantis, Star Trek Star Trek Generations Voyager DS9 Heroes HGTV AMC Dr. Who (new one) The Dresden Files Eureka 4400 Jericho Discovery Channel History Channel EAST ENDERS Last of The Summer Wine As Time Goes By Keeping Up Appearances Chef! Masterpiece Theater Mystery! Vicar of Dibley

Books:

many many many favorites

Heroes:

I have MANY MANY heroes, from all traditions, spiritual traditions and ethnicities

My Blog

Ugly Ducklings Unite!

On the outside, I am a Beautiful Swan. When I look in the mirror, I am still an ugly Duckling. Extremes, which are impossible to reconcile at times. I measure my progress on this road of Life through ...
Posted by Wendy Woods on Wed, 04 Jun 2008 01:17:00 PST

Vanity, thy name is....

Okay, okay, it's me. But seriously, anyone who really knows me knows full well I'm not vain. I was just tired of my profile pic and decided to play with it. And I love finding free editing...
Posted by Wendy Woods on Sun, 01 Jun 2008 03:34:00 PST

Viking Funerals

How do Viking Funerals (or creative adaptions there of) help human beings in their quest for answers?My own experience as an author illustrates the process of how letting go means a new way.My first p...
Posted by Wendy Woods on Sat, 24 May 2008 01:13:00 PST

IS THERE ANYBODY OUT THERE?

I knew it might be career suicide when I decided it was time to write these essays. They may or may never evolve into the foundation of a book. Emotional garbage aside; it's time ...
Posted by Wendy Woods on Mon, 12 May 2008 10:31:00 PST

Cleaning the Clutter

I wish cleaning out my personal life was as easy as Spring cleaning is. But the problem is, where does one start? The other night, one of the networks had an interview with a woman who never forgot--a...
Posted by Wendy Woods on Mon, 12 May 2008 04:14:00 PST

Am Publishing on Associated Content

To Read this story and view more of my older essays and op eds, please go to www.associatedcontent.com/article/761289/ive_lost_my_placeca n_you_find_it_for.html ...
Posted by Wendy Woods on Sun, 11 May 2008 02:30:00 PST

Ive Lost My Place--Can you help me find it?

It does seem as if I've lost my place in line right now. There are other times when I'm not even sure where that place was supposed to be in the first place. I'm not sure what I believe in either. I k...
Posted by Wendy Woods on Sun, 11 May 2008 02:07:00 PST

To my readers in the Greeneville, Tn Area---fraudulent emails abound

I'm passing on a message because it seems phishers are now targeting local area banks to scam people out of their money. Under no circumstances reply to any email from "ELIZABETHTON FEDERAL SAVINGS BA...
Posted by Wendy Woods on Mon, 05 May 2008 08:11:00 PST

Lessons learned from a cat

I've always both cats and dogs, but my cats have always had really peculiar personalities. They were always more protective of my family than most of the dogs we had (except for Coco, Max, and Sparky)...
Posted by Wendy Woods on Sun, 04 May 2008 02:17:00 PST

Fathers and Daughters

"I am no longer afraid of the storms, for I am learning to sail my own ship."Louisa May AlcottI was a Rodeo Brat as a child.My biological father, a minor rodeo cowboy, carried on the tradition of his ...
Posted by Wendy Woods on Thu, 24 Apr 2008 09:17:00 PST