Much Love Lost
February is the month of true love; that’s why it’s the shortest month of the year. Valentine’s Day has been a
Connie Cronley
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Mr. Ray Fits a Suit
When I walk into Ray’s Tailor Shop, I immediately notice the ordered disorder of the two-room store. Directly in
Michael Berglund
Mr. Ray Fits a Suit
When I walk into Ray’s Tailor Shop, I immediately notice the ordered disorder of the two-room store. Directly in
Michael Berglund
Mr. Doolittle Goes to Washington
Strange as it may seem, during the first half of the 20th century, the conventions held by our two preeminent political
Charles Morrow
Moving Thunder
David Holt is a state senator from Edmond who was instrumental in the relocation of the Thunder NBA basketball team to
David Holt
Moving on from the Hoax
From The Greatest Hoax: How the Global Warming Conspiracy Threatens Your Future by Senator James Inhofe, published by
James Mountain Inhofe
Move Tulsa Forward
Dear City Councilors: Inertia comes in two forms: unmoving objects that resist change and moving objects that
Vincent LoVoi
Mother Orpha
The 1970 Cole’s Cross Reference Directory—an avocado-green volume in the corner of the fourth floor of Central
Natasha Ball
Mother Orpha
The 1970 Cole’s Cross Reference Directory—an avocado-green volume in the corner of the fourth floor of Central
Natasha Ball
Mood Swing
On a furlough from a California state prison, convicted wife killer spade Cooley walked off the stage of Oakland’s
Steve Gerkin
Mongolians “R” Us
For me there will never be another travel adventure like Japan. I was one of four guest speakers at the International
LeAnne Howe
Misconduct City
Tulsa’s court records are unpoliced and up for grabs. The DA’s office doesn’t feel obligated to report police
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Misconduct City
The white ’75 Buick Regal races through the red light at 51st Street and careens left onto 129th East Avenue. Tulsa
Joshua Kline
Milking It
My mother pulled her flame-orange Pinto into the cratered lot at the entrance to our neighborhood and silently handed
Jennifer Luitwieler
Mikey Burnett
Mikey Burnett fought for The Lion’s Den, among the earliest teams to compete in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Brandon Scott
Mike Turnbaugh
Mike Turnbaugh, taking his turns at Tulsa Glassblowing Studio on Brady Street, delicately manages a 2000-degree piece
Alexis Newton
Mike Appel & Emily Oakley
Just past the beehives, the blueberries, and the asparagus, the fields are being prepared for the spring planting. The
Rebekah Greiman
Memoirs of a Pioneer Teacher
I was born February 1, 1870, on a farm near Centropolis in Franklin County, Kansas. We moved to Ottawa when I was three
Harriet Patrick Gilstrap
Megan McKown-Miller
Megan McKown-Miller, former Tulsa Ballet dancer and artistic director/choreographer for Song of the Swimming Sun, an
Michael Cooper
MEET: Stuart Hetherington
In this ongoing feature, our social media editor Vicki May Thorne meets and greets the staff and contributors of This
Vicki May Thorne
MEET: Jeremy Luther
In this ongoing feature, our social media editor Vicki May Thorne meets and greets the staff and contributors
Vicki May Thorne
MEET: Dustin Brasel
As one of the members of our all-star sales team, Dustin keeps This Land close to heart and mind. He's a natural
Vicki May Thorne
Meet the Filmmakers: Sterlin Harjo and Matt Leach
The first feature-length documentary from This Land Films, This May Be The Last Time, made its world premiere at the
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Meet the Clarks
In the late 1990s “progress” once again reared its ugly head in Tulsa, consuming a house which had been converted
Lee Roy Chapman
ME HEAD: Playmate Profiles
PLAYMATE: Friedrich Nietzsche BIRTHDATE: October 15, 1844 BIRTHPLACE: Rocken, Saxony BUST: 42’’ WAIST:
Lauren Sullivan
ME HEAD: Heisenberg’s Pep Talk to the Brainerd Bears
Do you want to bring shame on Brainerd? Are you afraid to place an absolute, theoretical limit on the combined
David Bowman
ME HEAD: Dr. Gene’s French Kissing FAQ’s
The following is an excerpt from Me Head: Q: Why is it called “French” kissing and not “Nigerian” kissing or
Dr. Gene Fitzgerald
Me and Larry
In March 2005, Larry Clark held his first exhibit in New York City at the International Center of Photography across
Randy R Potts
Mazeppa: The Uncanny Film Festival and Camp Meeting
Tulsa, April 1970. Oral Roberts University is a glimmering, cornflower-yellow tourist attraction, only seven years
Lindsey Neal
May Issue Packed with Mystery, Heroes and the Unnerving
Just when you thought This Land couldn't pack any more surprises, along comes our May 2011 issue, which is destined to
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Matt and Ashley Shannon
"She was that white unicorn for me," Matt Shannon recounts the chase that was Ashley. The two met while working at
Rebekah Greiman
Mathematical Traditions
American Indians generally have had a pragmatic orientation to the use and study of mathematics. In most Indian
Chris Landon
Massad’s (1950-2011)
For sixty years, everyone from college girls and trophy wives to exotic dancers, cross dressers, and various breeds of
Shawna Lewis
Marshall Bell
Tulsans covet hometown celebrities like Hanson, David Cook, Gary Busey and Kristin Chenoweth. But we often overlook
Michael Cooper
Mark Enger (1963-2011)
The brothers were opinionated and brutally honest. The two of them together was sometimes overwhelming. When they
Dan Riffe
Marcello Angelini
How long does it take to dance from Italy to Oklahoma? For Marcello Angelini, almost 35 years. He began studying
Brooks Nickell
Manning in the Making
In September of 2010, This Land published the first feature article about the life of Bradley Manning, the Oklahoman
Denver Nicks
Mana Tahaie & Nick Doctor
Nick Doctor and Mana Tahaie were married twice—once at Woodward Park with only a few family members present, then in
Rebekah Greiman
Malissa
1983 A week before, I bought my first maternity gear at the Goodwill, a brown empire-waist polyester top with
Jeanetta Calhoun Mish
Malick’s Return to Bartlesville
Rumors are swirling that reclusive filmmaker Terrence Malick will be shooting his next film in Bartlesville. Stars
Jeff Martin
Making the Case for Martyrdom
Stanley Rother was an unlikely martyr. He was born in a small farmhouse outside Okarche, a small town in western
Mason Beecroft
Make War on Peyote
Ponca City, April 16—There are some Indian tribes in the United States, alleged believers in Christianity, who, in
C.M. Sarchet
Make Art, Not War
The thought of trudging through The Art of the Steal was worrisome. As someone who rarely gets more than five hours of
Joshua Kline
Majors Roy and Kathy Williams
There are your typical saints, those who volunteer at the local food bank, the faithful charity check writers or the
Rebekah Greiman
Made by You and Me
Writer Josh Kline (foreground) and graphic designer Carlos Knight (background) are just two of the people who helped
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Lynn Riggs at the University of Oklahoma
One likes to think of Lynn Riggs’ days at the University of Oklahoma as among his most happy and most satisfying.
Charles Aughtry
Loves Hate Crimes; Hates Proofreading
It's not that I was overtaken with surprise when I heard about Oklahoma State Senator Steve Russell's thinly veiled
Brian Byrne
Love, Lennie
Like most of our peers, my brother and I were big fans of the TV sitcom The Odd Couple when we were growing up in
Charles Morrow
Love Smells of a Man Named Floyd
It is difficult to offer up our hearts like raw chicken on a hibachi grill often the chefs are not
Jennifer E. Hudgens
Love Beyond Belief
When you have a church that is bound together by a promise rather than a belief system, you free people to be honest
Reverend Dr. Marlin Lavanhar
Lost Olinka
One of Oklahoma’s great mysteries, either unknown to or ignored by most of its populace, is what became of a
Holly Wall
Lost in Translation
When I was 14, I began a passionate love affair with William Faulkner. As you might expect in such an unusual
Laura Raphael
Long Live Radio: A Letter from This Land’s Publisher
Dear Reader, This issue includes a piece about Lum and Abner, a radio show from the early 20th century. In this
Vincent LoVoi
Locker Room Confidential
Rob and I watched the scrimmage from the sidelines, helmets off. We weren’t getting any playing time, so why bother
Russell Cobb
Living Room Kitchen
I am missing two fingerprints on my right hand. The neat spiral of lines on my ring and middle fingers suddenly flatten
Sasha Martin
Listen to the Radio a Lot
This Land Radio's top 5 of 2012. Photo by Hans J E. “Happy Moment? What You Mean?” Out of The
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Life at the Tower: A Remembrance of Alex Cockburn
The first time I met Alex Cockburn we were staying in The Tower, the beautiful box of light Alex had built on the
Sheryl Chard
Life as a Lip
The following is an interview with the Flaming Lips conducted by Kory Jay Willis and Steve Kite originally published in
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Life Among the Pick-Ups
I had a doctor confess to me that he went through a bit of a “mid-life crisis” recently and started to bike to
Jonathan Gaboury
Lewis Meyer
Lewis Meyer ran the Lewis Meyer Bookstore on Brookside from 1935 to 1994. He hosted “Lewis Meyer’s Bookshelf” on
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Letter to Senator Inhofe
Senator James Inhofe 205 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 -3603 Dear Senator Inhofe, This
Vincent LoVoi
Letter to New York City: On Bohemian Life in the Sooner State
My wife, Amy, a recent graduate from Yale’s painting program, and I, a writer reeling from an unhappy stint as an
James McGirk
Letter to My Son the Weekend He Died
Friday Dear Paul, February 15, 2008— You died today—maybe you know that. Twenty-four. It’s
Barry Friedman
Letter of Resignation
David Murphy TV Guide, Superstar 7140 S. Lewis Ave Tulsa, OK 74136 October 18, 2000 Dear Mr. Murphy, Due to the
David Desmond
Letter From: China
Mr. Lee and I stop to stare at jars of pickled vipers. The Sunday market crowd in old Kaili snakes a detour around the
Sheilah Bright
Letter from the Pacific
“What ya thinking about?” Nick said with a yawn. “Oklahoma.” “Oklahoma? Why?” “Cuz, this reminds
Jason D. Westenburg
Letter from Thailand
Bangkok is a city of contrast. If you look up, you see the future; if you look down, you see the past. In the late
Matt Phipps
Letter from South America
My wife was running out of makeup. “You should wait and get it in Buenos Aires,” I told her. “It’s the Paris
Russell Cobb
Letter from Siberia
It was a pretty typical school trip, on the surface. A group of middle school students from Tulsa and Claremore, a few
Cecilia Whitehurst
Letter from San Francisco
They say that you should never follow a girl, but I did. I followed an Oklahoma peach to Oklahoma. She lured me out of
Jason D. Westenburg
Letter from Phoenix
Growing up in Guymon, OK, I always longed to be someplace else. Since the town rested in the remote northwest corner of
Darren Ingram
Letter from Peru
I listen to Javier’s story as I sit in the back of his taxi while he snakes his way through the thick morning traffic
Philip Reiser
Letter from New York
There’s this sports bar in New York City with for-shit food called Stillwater that has been visited for a decade by
Sarah Graalman
Letter from New York
My Oklahoma heritage has been garnering a lot of attention since Oklahomans voted to ban Sharia law. The attention has
Carol Elk
Letter from New York
If you look at the radar images, hurricanes look like tornadoes on growth hormones, making twisters back home resemble
Sarah Graalman
Letter from Nakuru
I originally joined the Peace Corps out of college. They invited me to serve in Somalia, a country I had never heard
Jim Shanor
Letter from Marina Del Ray
I came to Tulsa in 1978 at the age of 22 with my brothers Steve and Rick and nothing but a suitcase. We had been in a
Tim Barraza
Letter from London
I've always been very susceptible to other people's slang. If I make a new friend, a month later, I'll have picked up
Sarah Brown
Letter from Ferguson
By sundown Monday evening, November 24, the scene in front of the Ferguson Police Department was nothing short of
Derek Dyson
Letter from Chicago
It’s hell in Chicago when the wind sings a tune, But the worst thing in town is this Chicago Tribune. The Windy
Thomas Conner
Letter from Cairo
I sit with sweat pouring down my back, the windows open to the hazy Cairo sky lined with minarets aglow. An unplanned
Hannah Cooper
Letter from Brooklyn
Moving to New York was a no-brainer. When I was a 2-year-old, my father took me on my first harbor boat. He wrapped his
Juan Reinoso
Letter from Brazil
Growing up in Oklahoma was a great education in life, as it opened my eyes to the racism, classism and hate in the
Gary Dotterman
Letter from Borneo: The Land Beneath the Wind
I have been on a path the last few months directed by the winds. Following signs, much like a scavenger hunt, that lead
Erin Turner
Letter from Bhutan
It’s not every day you find a four-foot penis painted on a house. When was the last time you stopped by a restaurant
Sheilah Bright
Letter from Barcelona
I live in a flat just above the Arc de Triomf on Passieg de Sant Joan in Barcelona. It’s a white-on-white
Milo DePrieto
Let Them Beat Cake
Janine Esler’s entry for the 2011 Grand National Wedding Cake Competition rode in the back of her van through five
Natasha Ball
Leon’s Lair
I thought my childhood was pretty normal until I started telling people about it. I thought, for instance, it was
Matt O'Meilia
Leon’s Got Mussels
Kathy Todoroff took the phone from her husband. She remembers asking into the receiver: “What would you like to eat,
Natasha Ball
Lee Makes the Flowers Grow
West of Sand Springs, Oklahoma, on old Highway 51, past the grounds of the razed Hissom asylum, stand two stoplights.
Mitch Gilliam
Lee Lyles
Lee Lyles of Sulphur, Oklahoma, forged a love for heavy metal as a kid and blazed a farrier career that earned him an
Sheilah Bright
Leaning
At the 2016 Republican National Convention, which I covered for Flavorwire, I said (perhaps too optimistically) to
Tatiana Ryckman
Lawyer with a Gun
Tension and a sweltering summer heat hung over the courtroom at Enid, Oklahoma Territory. All doors and windows were
Glenn Shirley
Lauren Zuniga
Lauren Zuniga has lived in 60 houses in Oklahoma City. This is most likely attributed to her fear of commitment and
Nathan Poppe
Last Paperboys in Oklahoma Carry the News
At five am, thick bundles litter the front porch of the highway patrol, while all the newspaper boys in South Tulsa
Markham Johnson
Last Nice Day
There is a television channel that only shows the live radar, and my parents watch it the way other people watch
Meg Thompson
Lasers and Leather Pants
The man with the shaggy hair was the keyboardist, Derek. He led us backstage into a dressing room where a bunch of guys
Olivia Edwardes
Landscape
Pools of light illuminate the fine, faint under-painting: ghosts appear like a dirt road that ends in tall
Bill Turley
Land of Grand Librarians
Every day an imposing shadow strides across our nation’s capital from the largest library in the world. While the
Larry Guthrie
Lafferty Lost and Found
They convened in a meeting room in the back of an old Borden’s Cafeteria. A bald man with a soft paunch, looking
Natasha Ball