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Beginner's Heart
cultural burdens, with homage to Carol Emarthle-Douglas
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Britton Gildersleeve
This may be the most moving piece of art I’ve seen in many many months. When it came across my FB feed today (via Indian Country), I caught my breath. I grew up in “Indian Country,” which is what too many of the wrong people call Oklahoma. Friends, boyfriends, and family were Indian. We didn’t have…
a long long time ago, or, updating our moral software
By
Britton Gildersleeve
This used to be the way America looked at women voting. And to be honest, some of these jokes are still around. But for the vast majority of Americans, we accept that women have the right to vote. Even though it’s not in the original Constitution. That’s an important ‘even though,’ since far too many…
road trip
By
Britton Gildersleeve
We’re on a three-day road trip to Virginia, from Oklahoma (burglars beware: my sister and her two attack hounds are house-sitting!). Which means crossing both Arkansas, and Tennessee. Which means…crossing the Mississippi River! I adore the Mississippi River — the folk lore, the history, the stories. Mark Twain. Some day, when I grow up (…
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