Sundaze: The actual cause of the Mandela Effect
I like to imagine something similar to this would be the actual cause of the "Mandela Effect." It's more fun to think about, and...
Honeyguise: ‘We never knew it would start with the bees’
(Editor’s note: Honeyguise is a short story from Oklahoma author Keith Gaddie.)
We never knew it would start with the bees.
We always took the honeybees for granted....
‘My father barely spoke a word’
Hank
by James Coburn
My father barely spoke a word.
I heard him roll rubber bands
down inky, dry newspapers;...
saw him sip black coffee,
while covered in wheat dust,
pass...
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Salli Denner, 19, set to soar (with help from a few angels)
Her move to college was three days away. Freshman-to-be Salli Denner had packed up her black Jeep Wrangler and was headed to Norman — no...
In Nigeria, think twice before shaking hands with a lady
Ile-Ife, NIGERIA — Sensitivity is one basic feature in mixed societies. In this part of southwestern Nigeria, growing individuals at the secondary school level...
Growing pains: MAPS 3 and walkability
Friday night, I was struck at how difficult walking around downtown OKC is at the present time. The streetcar was one of the main reasons I...
The Lie and two other poems from James Coburn
The Lie
by James Coburn
Red clashes.
Silence ignores menace.
Blood spatters
Running down canvas
About to fall flat.
Dark angel sanctifies vainglorious
Cause primed by humans.
Portraits fall.
Parasites swarm innocence.
The last blink...
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Amazing grace: Transgender violinist seeks to educate at Capitol
As the strains of Amazing Grace reverberated through the Oklahoma State Capitol on Wednesday, 19-year-old Suhaila Abu Amara focused intently on the violinist playing...
Poetry: Starry night of the great fire & The final seder
Starry Night of the Great Fire
by Derek Geiger
Chattel ride a ferrous horse
Off to their ash-filled commune
To forge axes for the norse
As they march to...
NPR features Tulsa teacher’s #oklaed Twitter poetry
National Public Radio (NPR) recently featured a Tulsa-based English and creative writing teacher's poetry as part of its ongoing #NPRpoetry project.
The radio network has been...
