THE 2011 IMAGINARY FAMILY PROJECT
Even as a child, Janice only tolerated tradition to a point. Her doll stage was short lived and obligatory, and she rapidly moved on to non-fiction readers 3 levels above her grade…
Showcasing Red Dirt culture ~ authored and managed by contributors with connections to the great state of Oklahoma.
THE 2011 IMAGINARY FAMILY PROJECT
Even as a child, Janice only tolerated tradition to a point. Her doll stage was short lived and obligatory, and she rapidly moved on to non-fiction readers 3 levels above her grade…
I like the Bible. I like the whole story. To me the Bible is an extraordinary work of art, masterfully painted with exacting strokes, contrasting colors, and the most amazing Light source we could ever know. There are parts of this painting, certain parts of its composition that I don’t like in and of themselves;…
His formative years included World War II when all the resources of the United States were dedicated to the war effort and the subsequent boom years when the men and women involved in the war came home. His world consisted almost entirely of the events and experiences in his hometown and he experienced both austerity and plenty. This was a good time and place for a young boy to grow up.
I knew Eddy from St. Peter’s, a private school for boys in Clinton, MI. We were introduced behind the maintenance shed where some of the students would hang out and share cigarettes, adult magazines, alcohol, and whatever else they had managed to smuggle back from their weekend trips home.