“Every Point on the Map” will be a ten year journey to visit each one of Oklahoma’s 593 townships or cities and have a meaningful conversation with one person in each place.
Showcasing Red Dirt culture ~ authored and managed by contributors with connections to the great state of Oklahoma.
“Every Point on the Map” will be a ten year journey to visit each one of Oklahoma’s 593 townships or cities and have a meaningful conversation with one person in each place.
In honor of tonight’s NCAA Men’s basketball final between Louisville and Michigan, don’t you think it’s about time to revisit Southwestern Oklahoma – home to some of the best small school basketball teams – and make sure we know how to pronounce those town names? Just in case you’re wondering how to pronounce the capital of…
Delta had fished with night crawlers, and American Airlines was just out there messing around with gummi worms.
As a social researcher, I observe as much of my surroundings as possible. If I notice a pattern that raises a question in my mind, I start testing it when I have the time. If my pilot tests begin to pan out, then I spend some intentional time on the same question for a cross-sectional,…
I hadn’t really paid attention to the person who was sitting beside me. I think at one point my right and her left elbows were jockeying for position on the arm rest. And I was not cognizant of how long the flight would take or even that we had taken off.
The Oklahoma wheat is the deepest, most luscious green I have seen in years. I met a funny goose in the parking lot yesterday whose sparkling white feathers were glistening in the sun. In April, a rainbow of colors begins to show across the state. The red, red roses. The sunshine yellow daffodils. The pastel…
In the corner of the Queen’s Lane Coffee House in Oxford, I am only a student. I relax after a full day of lectures by eating Greek yogurt, honey and fresh strawberries. This scrumptious food of the gods is beautifully arranged in a tall parfait glass. The bowl of my teaspoon digs to the bottom…
But for this year, and for that day, and for this Shout Out, we’re going to share with you what Brian found – through his eyes, on his journey down the beautiful, twisty, turvy, upsy and downsy Talimena Drive of Eastern Oklahoma.
Dear friends ~ ten days in brand new territory is enough to fill up several photo and video memory cards. And, no matter how much I try, I’ll not really be able to tell the whole story of how my trip touched my heart. There is much to follow up with, and much to think…
“Read the menu. Hey, everybody, read the menu!” Jenny, the youngest delegate, said to the others seated at the famous Peking Duck dinner table. “We’re going to have some scorpion tonight!” I looked around the table. Dishes of food were already being placed on the lazy-Susan and one of them looked strange. It was a…
His straw hat, translucent aging skin, suspenders and slow, jerky pace told the story of a full life already lived. His eyes blinked frequently as if he were deep in thought, or perhaps his nervous system was firing in unique ways. His cane was curvy, asymmetrical, and the yellow-tinged wood was accented with walnut-colored blotches. …
“Do you see how backed up the traffic is outside?” Eighteen delegates and two guests peered dutifully out the tour bus window and nodded. “It wasn’t until 1997 that Beijing, a city with 22 million people, got its first one million cars. Then seven years later, in 2003, we reached 2 million. Four years later…
They were dressed in fatigues. Three men and one woman chatted casually while their bags were checked in the Military Personnel Line at Will Rogers Airport. The private bringing up the rear was short; his dark buzz cut looked nice against his brown skin, and his posture was more swagger than resolute. The third in…
The recent family vacation took the Bings through middle America and the Deep South, mostly courtesy of the interstate highways that crisscross our great land. We are all familiar with those little blue shield signs, each bearing the trademark large white font number, and a distinctive “East,” “West,” “North,” or “South.”
Last weekend, my husband and I joined Mark and Cathy Hinderliter on a Northeastern Oklahoma roadtrip to Pawhuska. The Indian Taco National Championship festival was being held and we decided to check it out. These photos are shots of downtown Pawhuska, the festival activities, and the people around town.
…and as Silas’ little heart softly pattered against my chest, I felt the heartspace between my rib cages suddenly expanding, growing, and crackling as I realized what Tafesse had pronounced in the car…
Mike led us through the grand entry, showed us the dining room and kitchen, and then up the beautiful staircase we went to the second floor level of rooms…and then on up to the third floor level!
With…Victorian-style Christmas decorations, and each table listening intently to the couple singing Elvis’ “Fools Rush In,” I then concluded that particular moment was one of those types mentioned in the Bible…
The great old bridges of Oklahoma display a lot of different designs but they are being replaced. Enjoy these pictures, but be grateful you won’t have to drive across them anymore.
Because quite a few of our contributors live in central Oklahoma, we want to make sure and let Tulsa know they are in our hearts as well.