My husband has ceased to be surprised by the places I go to do research (WWE match, anyone? Truck stop filled with aquariums?) so the day I called him and asked him if he’d like to go to the Conan the Barbarian Festival with me, he only
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Pea would surely have stopped for this marker if she’d made it this far! It’s located on the caprock of the Llano Estacado (Staked Plains) near Post, Texas, and the notion that the venerable C . W. Post (Post Toasties, anyone?) battled drought with dynamite…well, I cannot imagine
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I’ve driven past this sign along US 183 in Central Texas a hundred times, wondering who put it up and what the story is behind it. Here’s an excerpt from when Pea and her gang of misfits encounter this same sign on their journey: What few clouds
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Eudora “Pea” O’Brien is trying to find her place in the world after losing the last of her family. Her huge heart has her making unscheduled stops on her journey for a stray kitten, a pregnant teenager named Alex, running from an abusive boyfriend, and the charming
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Many strong women are featured in the markers chosen for chapter headings in The Goddess of Fried Okra, and no question the Women’s Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) are among the most remarkable. These women flew every kind of mission short of combat in WWII, freeing male
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