A Reading of Jennie Lloyd’s “Asylum”
Hear it first. Subscribe to This Land Radio in iTunes. Jennie Lloyd descends into Oklahoma's state-run mental
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Horses and Dagger
Off rural Highway 16, along a dusty stretch of Bristow sits one of the largest live auction houses in Oklahoma. At
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Galarshes
drink me, rain says it’s hard to swallow the whole world dry so drink me everything tastes better in Oklahoma
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The Ritual of Mimosas
A mimosa is a simple drink. Combine three parts champagne to one part orange juice in a champagne flute and brunch
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Under Closer Examination
Rust grows like a rash inside the Oklahoma Medical Examiner Offices. It’s the crusty orange-brown fringe
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Asylum
I wrote this all down to keep myself alive. For six days and five nights, I was a mental patient in total
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Robert Coffey, Pediatrician
Photo: Bishop Rick Hollingsworth, with photo of Robert Coffey, MD. Dr. Robert Coffey was friendly and caring just like
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