I’ve long held a sort of private dream to return from covering the world to Oklahoma, and help my old home state get on a bigger map. In fact, during the past quarter century, many of my favorite projects were already about Oklahoma. … Read on
I recently learned that my story on Oklahoma’s Little River – actually the southernmost of the two Little Rivers in the state – won “Bronze” from IRMA (International Regional Magazine Association). Yay. The story for Oklahoma Today is one of my all-time favorites, … Read on
A few days I wrote about how I MIGHT have just won my first award since my first high school article (a foolishly glowing article on an awful Roger Daltrey album). That was for my participation on Gary Arndt’s first episode of his … Read on
I grew up in Oklahoma, which means I grew up flipping through the pages of Oklahoma Today magazine. I have a feature in its latest issue on the Oklahoma Panhandle, a dream trip I took with my 76-year-old uncle last fall. It’s one of my … Read on
Sometimes being a travel writer is exactly what it’s cracked up to be. Like the time I was on the Rick Steves radio show, talking about Oklahoma, where I grew up, and got to tell Rick to “be sure to try the testicles.” … Read on
The Oklahoma Panhandle is a rectangle of plains that no one wanted for years. It’s mostly known for being flat and having a lot of bad luck. Boise City, which was accidentally bombed by apologetic Texans during WWII, was the epicenter of the … Read on
