A frequent thorn in the side of Lovable Lance and K-I-L-L is Muriel Krampus. She is a member of a John Birch Society affiliate group called Concerned Women of the Ozarks. She brings him petitions from citizens of Springville who want K-I-L-L to stop playing rock and roll. Each time Lovable Lance rips them up …
Once again I have been fooling with A-I programs to create versions of how I see my characters in THE DYNAMIC DUO OF THE OZARKS. “THE BIG THIRTEEN HUNDRED K-I-DOUBLE-L! HEY HEY, I’M LOVABLE LANCE, THE MAN WITH THE MUSIC TO MAKE YOU DANCE! THAT WAS BOB DYLAN ASKING THE MUSICAL QUESTION ‘CAN YOU PLEASE …
This post is about a hit love song and a member of the Kansas City Chiefs, but it is not about Taylor Swift and Travis Kelsey.
You can blame this “kill off Sherry” suggestion from a guy whose last name rhymes with “DUMP.” Don’t worry, it’s not who you are thinking of.
From the moment I began telling friends and co-workers that I was writing this novel, I have been met with resistance. People have told me this isn’t a subject that most Ozarkers would be interested in. They do not understand that if you write a book, it will probably be read by people all over …
It may get redundant, as you read the first chapters of the novel, but one thing 1966 was remembered for, was the horrible winter. Bitter cold temperatures in the teens, harsh winds, snow that closed the Springfield schools (unfortunately, I’m from Lebanon which really didn’t have snow days until I started attending school in the …
I’ve been busy with work & other matters, so my posting has been sparse. However, my skills with WordPress is improving, because I use it at work. One thing I learned is I can post PDF’s. I have saved articles & photos from the Springfield Daily News at the Springfield Greene County Library Center to …
In The Dynamic Duo of the Ozarks, there are several references to a discount variety store called Katz Discount City or Katz Drug Store. This was a real chain of stores in the Midwest. There was one in Springfield, Missouri, which was the model for Springville, the settings of the story. Katz began as a …
WIP: DYNAMIC DUO OF THE OZARKS 