In 1965 a teenage Tulsan began writing a book that would forever shine a glaring spotlight on the injustice of the haves and have nots in the teen hierarchy, a…
After years of Oklahoma’s infamous storms and decrease in popularity taking their toll, the Winchester Drive In, located at 6930 S. Western, is the final remaining drive-in in Oklahoma City, built in 1968. It…
“What is a drive in?” E asked when she found out what our adventure for the evening would be. I tried to explain but the concept was a little too…
There are places in this world endued with magic. Some are imposing edifices, others are hardly trodden hinterland, but of the most magical to me are those places deeply woven…
Early pink tinted light was just beginning to pour into the room when I rolled over and stared at the glowing face of the clock. 6:37 am. I wanted to…
There is a certain attitude that develops about food when you have a big appetite and you grow up in the Delta. Actually, to be fair, in the Delta there…
Through my open window comes the sound of a not too distant train, close enough I can hear its rumble as well as its horns, the first in a steady series of trains…
Approaching the juncture of Highway 115 and 49 from the north, just to the west of Mount Scott, the land opens up into a sudden flat plain surrounded immediately on…
In the heat of the day, like some desert creature retreating out of the glare of the high sun, we had to stop, to refuel, to hydrate, to take a…
Have I ever mentioned that I am not a big hamburger eater? I’m not. It isn’t the flavor so much as the texture and more often than not they are…