Every Sunday, Oklahoma singer-songwriters take the stage to perform original work in a cozy narrow bar tucked inside a Bricktown alley. The hole in the...

Along the journey through my early 30s, I've discovered a dangerous activity in which participation is not entirely voluntary. It's a subtle activity with little...

Ile-Ife, NIGERIA — It was the hour of prayer. I saw Muslim brothers and sisters rush for prayers. The males filed into the mosque after the...

After hearing Oklahoma's award-winning Poet Laureate Jeanetta Calhoun Mish speak in April at Full Circle Bookstore, I can’t wait to hear her speak Thursday at...

I don't know much about the Doomsday Clock, other than that it gets moved every once in awhile and, we are supposed to do...

Sister Moon by Daryl Ross Halencak Sister Moon and I look for nighttime shine, past the darkened clouds, over the rainbow, through the shadows. Will we gaze beyond the...

Aleppo: On Worst Times By Bipin Khatiwada Old man Looks at houses. Tears stream from eyes, Beading dust where children played. He puts on glasses; Sees homes ravished, breaking hearts. Soldiers enter...

Drag culture exhibits its own traditions and expectations of both performers and spectators. There's a camaraderie among the performers that encourages sharing appearance and performance...

An ash tray dangled by a chain from the ceiling in the dark, smoky dive they call the Bluebonnet Bar on east Main Street...

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...