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Paul Edmondson

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Paul Edmondson was born in Salford, England and now lives in Waterford, Ireland.
He is a founding member of the Waterford Writers group and his poems have appeared in an anthology of Waterford Writers, in Déise Voices, regional newspapers and magazines. His photographic works have appeared on national television, national and regional newspapers.
Having traveled to every continent through his working life, it was visiting Yosemite National Park and surrounding areas for pleasure that gave him the inspiration and motivation to study the history of the park and its indigenous populations, leading to the writing of Great Spirit of Yosemite: The Story of Chief Tenaya.

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Paul Edmondson "If you want to write, you've got to write". This is what I was told. In other words, just get writing - get something on paper, get going! Mine what …more"If you want to write, you've got to write". This is what I was told. In other words, just get writing - get something on paper, get going! Mine what you know. Write with your wit, your style, your voice. Writing is not "painting by numbers". Remain enthusiastic. Share your writing with others.(less)

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Paul Edmondson On a photographic holiday to Yosemite NP, I was curious why the Three Brothers was so named. It turned out that it was named after three sons of of a …moreOn a photographic holiday to Yosemite NP, I was curious why the Three Brothers was so named. It turned out that it was named after three sons of of a Chief, Tenaya, whose people (Ahwahneechees/Yosemites) lived in the valley. As best I could I followed their history and that of the Mariposa Indian War of 1851. My historical fiction "Great Spirit of Yosemite: The Story of Chief Tenaya" was spawned out of this simple piece of curiosity! (less)

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Great Spirit of Yosemite: The Story of Chief Tenaya

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“Be the change that you wish to see in the world.”
― Mahatma Gandhi

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“If I could hold the whole world in my arms and hug it, to thank it for giving me life i would, but i can't i'm not big enough, i need help, from everyone.
By ig Oliver.”
― ig Oliver, The Butterfly BeeLady and the Bee

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“We can’t move forward as a human race until we all act as a humane race, and treat our world with humanity with a touch of humility. By ig Oliver”
― ig Oliver, The Butterfly BeeLady and the Bee

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“Life is a garden, not a road. We enter and exit through the same gate. Wandering, where we go matters less than what we notice.”
― Kurt Vonnegut, Cat’s Cradle

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“What a strange alchemy we have worked, turning earth around to destroy itself, using earth's own elements to wound it.”
― Linda Hogan, Dwellings: A Spiritual History of the Living World