: About Me

Brenda Scott Brown attended school, married, and had children, while living in the southwestern Georgia town of Richland; when their two sons were teenagers, they moved to Milledgeville, and have called it home, for nearly twenty-five years.

For years, her daddy said that she had a way with words, but the meaningful writing didn't begin until a submitted short story, appeared in the Union Recorder newspaper. Once she saw it in print, she was hooked.

When the editor of the newspaper, Patricia Edwards, asked for additional stories, she agreed to become a community columnist. A year later a column named Looking Back premiered on the second front page of the weekend edition of the Union Recorder, and has been a popular feature for over eight years.

Her stories appear in several newspapers to include the Augusta Focus, the Macon Telegraph, the Stewart-Webster Journal, and the Baldwin Bulletin. She writes current event articles for local publication, and is the advisor of the "Old Capitol News" newspaper at Georgia Miltary College, where she is employed.

With encouragement from fans, to include faculty members at work, she has completed her first manuscript. Precious Gems from Ruby chronicles the life strong-willed, hard working women from Georgia. The story begins near Atlanta in the early 1920s, and weaves its way through several decades of life on a rural farm.

Her column is published in several newspapers to include the Union Recorder and the Augusta Focus. Her stories have been featured on www.columbusgeorgiaonline.com and www.nearplainsgeorgia.com.

Her first completed manuscript, Precious Gems from Ruby, is actively seeking an interested publisher.

Food & Drink > Candy & Desserts Guide to traditional Southern candies

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Most people think Divinity Candy is a delicacy enjoyed exclusively during the winter holidays but in our family it is something we prepare and consume year round.  Numerous members of my family know the secret to producing great homemade indulgences but one of the best preparers was my Aunt Inez; her sweet-treats were superlative.  Nellie Inez Thurmond Scott was married to Uncle Bill and together they produced and raised a daughter, Terry Karen and a son, William Benjamin.  She descended from a long line of superlative Southern cooks, bakers and candy-makers, and took pleasu...

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