WIP: DYNAMIC DUO OF THE OZARKS

A work-in-progress by Jeff Boggs

I mention the John Birch Society in The Dynamic Duo of The Ozarks. Some have questioned me on whether such a group existed. Here is an article from N-P-R about the group. https://www.npr.org/2024/11/03/nx-s1-5176529/john-birch-society-movement-conspiracy-politics?utm_medium=social&utm_term=nprnews&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=npr&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2cbVrfPHyUcW85z57kB7NCdLNJuCU2279cCYk0BB5hLC5rYDyyfdQ9V_M_aem_YqMABzpkbGTcn23wb1UKXg

In the novel, there are things in the background that drive the characters. Mykel wishes to be able to prove himself and rub his success in the face of his former classmates from Lemming Pond. With Clint, the dark specter of being drafted and going to Vietnam hangs over his head. The dark specter that …

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The Facebook friend, who said that people wouldn’t want to read my novel, said it would only appeal to “geeks” who like “obscure references.” This is the same person who said nobody would want to read about radio (see the previous post). I realize there are names that appear in the story that younger people …

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