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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
Starry Night

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...
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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...
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Darkness is spreading: Comedian Charlie Murphy dead at 57

Stand-up comedian and actor Charlie Murphy died today after battling leukemia, according to his publicist. Murphy was well-known for his appearances on Comedy Central's Chappelle's...

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