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For Paul Juhasz, storytelling has always been more than words on a page— it’s been a means of survival. Born in Connecticut and shaped by experiences across seven states, Juhasz now writes and teaches in Oklahoma, a place where stories are as much a part of the landscape as the red earth. As an Assistant Professor of English at Seminole State College, he’s passing on power of storytelling to his students.
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Glenn Selk, Mark Z.
Read moreOne of the best things about Christmas, especially when you’re a child, is receiving gifts. Particularly when you’ve carefully crafted a list for Santa beforehand, detailing exactly what you would want! Now, Santa doesn’t always deliver to the letter, but by and large, you grow up getting what you asked for. However, that doesn’t always happen, and it’s more and more likely the older you get. Even if the gifter means well, the end result can be the desire to give it away to someone else, as soon as possible (or — if it’s worth a dollar or three — to sell it instead). Indeed, even if inflation has cooled recently, prices have remained stubbornly high in 2024, offering the average American a financial incentive to regift or resell an unwanted gift — known as the ‘regifting economy.’
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Homeowners know there's no shortage of ways to tweak a property. Some homeowners may lament that the work associated with home ownership is never done, but owning a house also provide endless opportunities to upgrade the spaces people call home.
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As the holiday season approaches, there’s an ironic sense of dread that hangs in the air. For Christians and non-Christians alike, Christmas has long been characterized by relentless commercialism and stress. The endless shopping lists and the pressure to find the “perfect” gift — ideally, as part of the equally perfect Black Friday or Cyber Monday deal — are largely to blame for this.
Read moreOn Christmas Eve, 1975, my twin sister and I, along with one of my younger brothers, accompanied my father to help him feed his cattle. The cattle were kept on the “old home place,” land owned in common with grandmother and my father’s sister.
Read moreWESTERN AMERICANA - Nothing can be lonelier than being away from family and friends during the Christmas season. This was especially true of those who left the sanctuary of their eastern homes to settle in the remote territory of Oklahoma in the nineteenth century. Like many of the people who immigrated to the American West, pioneers who settled in Oklahoma and Indian Territory (Twin Territories) brought with them cultural traditions long practiced in the communities they left behind. But, the frontier environment often altered many of the ways in which pioneers observed the holidays. In their new communities, families came together to celebrate their first Christmases by sharing traditions and inventing new practices, which created many of the Christmas customs we enjoy in Oklahoma today.
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