Tony Beaulieu is a writer originally from Slaughterville, Oklahoma. He now lives and writes in Kansas City, Missouri. He has had fiction published by Tell-Tale Press, Collective Realms Magazine, Cirsova Magazine, and an article in MAD Magazine. “It is about two young people who go for a fateful hike on one of Oklahoma’s many abandoned cattle […]
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Writer of the Quarantine: Jeff Provine
Jeff Provine loves to tell a tale. He’s usually out leading ghost tours in OKC and Norman, but these days, it’s writing at home. His works collecting local spooky stories include Haunted Norman, Campus Ghosts of Norman, Haunted Oklahoma City, and Haunted Guthrie, and he is co-host on the Tales Unveiled podcast. Freedom “Stay home!” […]
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Fiction Issue: The Pink Elephant
By Daniel Scott Bokemper With a final heave, Skye let go of the covered mass he dragged from the hood of his black sedan and onto its roof. He rolled off the back windshield and onto the pavement. His head rested for a few seconds on a Minnesota license plate two years expired. Several pained […]
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Fiction Issue: Obligatory Apologies of the Nonsensical Kind
By Elizabeth Noel I’m sorry. I’m sorry I don’t know if fight or flight should be my response. I’m sorry Arizona fits my taste, instead of Daniel, which others prefer. I’m sorry for acknowledging you when others drew shades across their face. I’m sorry for the compliment when an insult was warranted. I’m sorry for […]
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Fiction Issue: Your Hand
By M.S. Patton A movie theater has 25 rows of seats with 20 seats in each row. If a movie is 121 minutes long and that guy just dodged the bullets of 20 bad guys why are your hands on my chest and that guy is gonna die oh he survived and your hands are […]
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Fiction Issue: Franz’ Cure
By Jeremy Lowe Little count Drac Would lay on his back Counting the minutes away The sun had to set Or he could forget About going out to play For a vampire’s skin However long it had been Would violently burst aflame So until twilight he stays Till the sun’s gone away The next night […]
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Fiction Issue: The Book Collector
By Betsy Randolph Blacked-out windows stared at me while I hiked through the dead jungle, fists clenched. Dried grass slapped at my knees. Snaking its way into my shoes, the red Oklahoma dust caked between my bare toes. I cursed aloud for having to be there. When I reached the porch, I brushed grass from […]
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COVER: Pop-culture portrayals of Oklahoma have improved over the past couple decades
Though the upcoming Steven Spielberg film won’t include OKC as a location, the novel version of Ready Player One is partially set in the city.
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Work by Harold Neal and other local artists brings literary characters to life in Off the Page
The exhibit opens 6 p.m. Friday during The Paseo Art District’s First Friday Gallery Art Walk.
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Uncanny County podcast takes listeners on off-kilter radio show adventures
The podcast won the award for Best Speculative Fiction Audio Drama (Long Form) at the 2016 Parsec Awards.