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Imaginary Oklahoma: “Wailing Wall” by Deborah Willis

Abby Wendle

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December 20, 2011

Imaginary Oklahoma is an ongoing project in which some of today’s most important and influential writers combine with artists to provide a fictional take on this place we call home. Through a wide variety of voices, styles and literary devices, these works prove that “Oklahoma” is much more than a place, it’s an idea.


Deborah Willis reads her Imaginary Oklahoma story “Wailing Wall” and talks with us about the inspiration behind her story. The post features “Like a Miracle,” written by Missy Mazzoli and performed by Victoire for their album Cathedral City. 

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  • http://www.facebook.com/mkirchnerpooran Marian Lynne Kirchner-Pooran

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  • http://www.facebook.com/mkirchnerpooran Marian Lynne Kirchner-Pooran

    Maybe more research should have been done before this was written, a woman in a Sundress would not be allowed to pray at the Wailing Wall, that would be considered very Disrespectful, Also Women are not allowed to pray with men, there is a partition between the 2 sides http://www.ehow.com/how_6121753_dress-properly-wailing-wall-jerusalem.html,…Here are the guidelines for proper dress. This will only make Oklahoma writers look ignorant.

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