My First Grade Teacher
It was a warm and cloudy summer day when I spent some time visiting with my Granny at her grave at Dock’s Creek Cemetery. We talked...
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Creative Writing Class
As I walked by the main office, one of the secretaries yelled at me, “Professor Staten, you have a package in your mailbox.” I said...
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The Furniture Store
The Furniture Store. It was an old building in need of a fresh coat of paint. Inside it had several large rooms that my father-in-law...
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Nov 9, 20233 min read
the Cul de Sac
We love living on our cul de sac which is in so many ways a reflection of what America represents. To the right of us are a retired...
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Sep 12, 20237 min read
The Hotel
The country was suffering from a drought. We had spent an early morning at a UN camp that was providing food for thousands of starving...
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Aug 7, 20239 min read
Living with Nancy
Living with Nancy. I had just finished teaching my foreign policy class and for some reason thought I should go home early and check on...
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Aug 5, 20232 min read
Events, People, and Places that Shape Who We Are...
Over the past 2 to 3 months, I have had some people with whom I grew up and some former students ask me some questions about my short...
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Mar 18, 20235 min read
The Class
The Class. I had heard about this optional class since I had started graduate school and I finally met all the qualifications to get in....
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Feb 1, 20236 min read
The Buffington Street Mansion
Short Story. The Buffington Street Mansion. WA, Bill, Brice, and I lived in a small house we had rented from an older fraternity...
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Dec 3, 20224 min read
The Lake House
The Lake House. It was our weekend and holiday get away place. It allowed Shan to escape the task of managing one of the largest...
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Sep 27, 20224 min read
The Cabaret Club
It was our senior football trip and we had just witnessed the Oklahoma Sooners thump the Auburn Tigers. We were now on Bourbon Street. ...
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Sep 6, 20225 min read
The Restaurant
We were visiting our close friends in New Jersey for the week and we spent three days in New York City as tourists. It was the first...
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Aug 8, 20224 min read
The Classroom
The Classroom. It was a standard classroom on a university campus with tile floors, a large chalkboard, a podium that I could use if I...
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Jun 14, 20226 min read
The Interview
The Interview. It was a small wood frame house tucked back into the hillside. I straightened my tie and knocked on the door. No one...
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May 23, 20225 min read
The Dorm Room
The Dorm Room. It was a spartan room to say the least. Tiled floor with two bunked beds on one side and one bunk bed on the other. All...
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Apr 20, 20226 min read
The Reunion
The Reunion. I could hear “Taxi” by Harry Chapin playing on the DJ’s sound system as I opened the double doors to the banquet room. I...
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Apr 14, 20225 min read
The Little League Field
The Little League Field. It was the pride of our little community. The best little league stadium and field in the state. Hundreds of...
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Mar 29, 20225 min read
The Apartment
Short Story: The Apartment. I arrived late that evening. I knocked on the door and I politely left my shoes outside next to theirs....
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Mar 2, 20227 min read
The Drive Inn Theatre
Short Story: The Drive Inn Theatre. I had just passed my driver’s test that spring and my parents had finally become brave enough, or...
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Feb 17, 20224 min read
The Bus Ride
The Bus Ride. As I walked home from school that cool December day, I became more and more excited. My Aunt was taking me on the bus to...
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