Oklahoma winter weather drifts in and out of our lives
Here we are again: early February. In Oklahoma, this time of year has become its own mini-season. The weather brings us arctic wind, ice...
Tom Brady retirement talk: Goodbye to the GOAT?
If you believe ESPN, Tom Brady is reportedly preparing to retire from professional football. Or, if you believe the Associated Press, Tom Brady has...
Poetry: Coyote Communion
I grew up in Alva, Oklahoma, a town of approximately 5,000 in the northwestern part of the state, roughly 24 miles from the Kansas...
J. Elle’s Ashes of Gold explores the true meaning of love
(Editor’s note: NonDoc’s Author Umbrella interviews up-and-coming writers, particularly authors of color, authors of disability and LGBTQ+ authors. The interviews have been transcribed and lightly edited...
Urban OKC chickens ready to live their best lives
The chickens are coming home to roost in Oklahoma City ... potentially.
That statement would normally mean bad things the city has done in the...
Oklahomans having the wrong type of Dry January
As some of you may be aware, it is January, and it is dry. While I'm not struggling to remember the last time I...
However you say it, omicron variant tests our resolve
I think it might be pronounced "contagious," actually.
No matter how you say it, the omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus is here, and it's...
Long gone, Whizbang prospered in the wild days of Oklahoma boomtowns
OSAGE COUNTY — In 1920, oil was discovered near Burbank, Oklahoma, east of Ponca City. Almost overnight, hundreds of boomtowns sprang up in the...
In 2022, don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good
"A little messy, but we're cleaning up" is about the best way I can describe the end of 2021. There are certainly many things...
Make room for others this holiday season
Many folks know the Christmas story: The miraculous birth of a child by a Jewish virgin, who was told that her baby was the...
