BEEN THINKING ABOUT …. SPRINGTIME GOBLINS. Old and worn highway winds next to the creek, a creek now obscured by green leaves and the falling dark. Frogs peep. The old town’s yellow street lamps cast globes of light in the creek side forest, illuminating clouds of flimsy Mayflies. The darkness is close, the water down…
BEEN THINKIN’ ABOUT… COMMON CATHEDRALS. The limestone cliffs on Highway 165 near Table Rock Mountain tower above the road and above the lake which flows, ribbon-like, far below. Brief afternoon sun highlights the bluff, etching ancient karst rock in warm relief. Cathedral walls in nature are easy enough to overlook on a busy schedule —…
BEEN THINKIN’ ABOUT… SCARY GHOST STORIES. I climbed into my truck at nightfall, trusty Basset joining on the console. Key in ignition, watchful reverse into the alley. Bright crescent moon in the Southwest peeked through poplar branches. Truck tires on gravel, then edge-of-town asphalt. Yellow street lamps light the way, one block, two blocks… At…
A Melody’s Revival: Tales of Ozarkian Tradition by Emily Garoutte The demands of modern times in Missouri seep into each of our lives. An array of chicken farmers, electricians, retired folk, and kids lay aside their work once a week to play old time and bluegrass music and fend off the demands, for posterity’s delight.…
Two Sisters Antiques and Treasures We sell vintage, antique and some new items as we wanted to share our love of vintage and antiques with others. Two Sisters Antiques and TreasuresVisit Our Store!(417) 422 0097 Email Facebook 673 State Highway 165, Building 7, Branson, MO 65616
Branson’s Song of Hope Assembly The Song of Hope Assembly is an economic and political movement aimed at preserving an arts economy to lead Branson’s future. If the Ozarks forsakes its place in the arts, many other cities and regions are there to take our place. In the past decade, powers that be in Branson…
Shepherd of the Hills Country (1913-1960) by J. Thomas and Joshua Heston As Shepherd of the Hills became a bestselling novel, fans of the book began flocking to the Branson area. The visitors hoped to experience Shepherd of the Hills country for themselves. Locals latched onto the notion of making a living from this newfound…
The Toby Show “Fifty or 60 years ago, actors came to small towns in the Midwest and set up tens. In all the towns where these shows appeared, it was a time of celebration. “Legitimate theater looked down their noses at these shows but to the people, these actors made the world a better place.…
(PLATE 1, above)”That’s me and old Mickey. He was about 15 when I moved to Neosho and I took him with me and kept him in the garage there. Came in one night and old Mickey wasn’t in there. I spent several days hunting for him but I never found him. Went off and died…