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2025: Memorial Day

My parents grew up in the Ozarks during the Great Depression—large families and not a lot of opportunities. But Dad got his career training during WWII. Otherwise, he would have been a poor dirt farmer like his father. He wrote … Continue reading

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2024: Heavener Runestone Book Signing

One fall, many years ago, my husband and I took a road trip to southeast Oklahoma to see the autumn colors. Thanks to an Oklahoma travel show on tv, we stumbled upon the Heavener Runestone State Park (now a city … Continue reading

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2024: Another Story, Another Time – St. Patrick

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! If the wearin’ o’ the green and maybe some Irish stew are in your future, you might be Irish. My mother said we were Dutch and Irish (we were from Arkansas/the Ozarks). I’m not sure where … Continue reading

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