StateoftheOzarks Weekly

Stories to Tell

Artwork by Clint Loveland, February 25, 2017. BEEN THINKIN’ ABOUT… STORIES TO TELL. Leaning back in my chair at Vintage Paris Coffee, I close my eyes, listening to the stories being spun and woven by the small group of dedicated writers around me. There is an oaky bitterness in the air, but only because I…

StateoftheOzarks Weekly

Rain, Sun, Sweat

BEEN THINKIN’ ABOUT… RAIN, SUN, SWEAT. The heat waned marginally as the sun slowed to the horizon. Another day almost done, another mile, another thought, another schedule. Slowly, the crazy and swirling thoughts and voices past and present began to fade. The late afternoon sun might have dropped the temperature, but not the humidity. End…

StateoftheOzarks Weekly

The Bitter March Wind

BEEN THINKIN’ ABOUT… THE BITTER MARCH WIND. The bitter March wind stirs the red oak leaves on the hillside, leaf litter heavy in the late afternoon. The sky has cleared, temperature dropping quickly. Thankfully, the cab of my F-150 is warm as I navigate the going-home traffic. I turn the wheel north, north through the…

Bob Bell cowboy art

The Rider

The Rider Joel Telschow (with art by Bob Bell) Writers Artists Night 2021 I’m a lost soul searchin’, I’m a wandering man All through the desert with what I had planned. There’s no truth in darkness, though somehow it seems, That somebody’s watching, says he’s gonna set me free. I look over my shoulder and…