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KOHBR Launching Tuesday – Some Personal Thoughts
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Construction: Day 1
Today we kicked things off at Tranquility Base. While digging for a septic tank perk test isn't very sexy, it's something, and the sight of equipment and …
Hanford Bluff – Four Lots For Sale
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The Art of Loafing in a Parts Store
When you think on it, it’s amazing just how much of nothing can go on in a little town. In the seventies and eighties, Monette, Arkansas had at least a half …
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Inaugural picnic on the grounds of Tranquility Base. 2/29/20 (Photo, Frances Merrell) …
10 Things I Learned to Love About Home Again
As we wrap up the finishing text for The King of Highbanks Road, I reflect on so many things from the experience of putting it all on paper - and how …
Stop the Presses! But Go to 500!
After eighteen months of writing, and a half-year of (ongoing) editing, we've set Saturday, October 3 as the release date for The King of Highbanks Road. There …
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Old cypress barn north of Oil Trough, AR. …
Giving Tranquility Base Some Breathing Room
Its legal description is Roundbottom Pool Estates, an approximate 50-acre land tract developed in a spectacular river valley near …
The King’s English
You'll find a bonus story here and there through The King of Highbanks Road manuscript. One such bonus is a list of my dad's favorite sayings. …
Highbanks Road: Where All Things Are Possible
I've thought a lot about roads lately--especially the ones that seemingly end in the middle of nowhere. We call them dead ends. One day, thirty-two years ago, …
How to Lose an Election: Arkansas Senate District 21
Who would've thought the national public mood would have reared its head so prominently yesterday in a little race for the state Senate in Northeast …
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To the Candidates for Arkansas’ Disgraced State Senate Seat
So several of you are thinking about, or say you are in the running for the Arkansas State Senate District 21 seat. Contrary to many media headlines, it's not, …
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14 Cliche’s That Work Well in Arkansas’ First Congressional District
A follow-up to this post, yesterday. 1. The Early Bird Gets the Worm - not always true, but always worthy of consideration. The best campaign I ever witnessed …
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