Barbie Perkins-Cooper, Author

Living Life in the Country As A Writer, Photographer


Dearest Readers: This will be a short post. Since it is July the Fourth in the USA, I wanted to wish all Americans a Happy Fourth of July, Independence Day, 2019. Please celebrate our freedom in America and give thanks to our soldiers who are still fighting for freedom in harm’s way. Please, if you …

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For Immediate Release August 7, 2018 Jordan Watkins(843) 913-1453 jwatkins@GilmoreEntertainment.com High Res Images available for download here: https://www.gilmoreentertainment.info/Public/Tanya-Tucker/ Tanya Tucker coming to The Carolina Opry Theater January 26 Tanya Tucker will perform at The Carolina Opry Theater on Saturday, January 26, 2019 at 6pm as part of Calvin Gilmore’s Myrtle Beach Performing Arts Series. In 1974, …

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Yesterday, I received a news alert about Melania Trump being a ‘racist’ from a librarian. Seems Melania Trump is a racist for donating Dr. Seuss’ books??? Duh? Am I missing something? Dr. Seuss books are racist??? Let’s look up the definition for racist: “a person who shows or feels discrimination or prejudice against people of …

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: The Top 10 Workout Songs for December 2016 Fort Wayne, IN – December 4, 2016 – Dance tracks dominate the proceedings in our monthly workout music recap. While that sounds like the introduction to one-dimensional playlist, the tracks approach the genre from different avenues. Plus, there are a handful of pop singles …

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Dearest Readers: Today is Tuesday, November 22, 2016. Two days before Thanksgiving. Today, I would like to reflect on the holiday of Thanksgiving. As a young girl, my family of four girls, a father and mother, would celebrate Thanksgiving with our maternal grandparents. My father would either work, or celebrate with his mother until her …

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: The Top 10 Workout Songs for November 2016 Fort Wayne, IN – November 1, 2016 – This month’s top 10 workout songs span a wider tempo range then normal—with the fastest song clocking at more than double the speed of the slowest. Moreover, that’s just the beginning of this playlist’s variety. So, …

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: The Top 10 Workout Songs for August 2016 Fort Wayne, IN – August 1, 2016 – Collaborations and remixes reign in this month’s top 10 list—with all but one of the tracks being credited to multiple artists. In the mix, you’ll find an unlikely pairing between country superstar Brad Paisley and pop …

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: The Top 10 Workout Songs for July 2016 Fort Wayne, IN – July 10, 2016 – The artists behind this month’s top workout tunes could easily pass for the lineup of a great, summer music festival. Kicking off the day, you’d find upstarts like Shawn Mendes and crossover favorites like Tegan & …

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