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  • Calling All Readers: Book Talks on Closed Ranks

    Since the release of Closed Ranks last November, members of the Whitehurst family and I have made regular public appearances to discuss the book and…

  • Dirty Boots: The Case of Goodloe Sutton

    Dirty Boots: Irregular Attempts at Critical Thinking and Border Crossing offers a Deep Southern, Generation X perspective on the culture, politics, and general milieu of…

  • Dirty Boots: Reading, Writing, and How to “Fix” Education

    Dirty Boots: Irregular Attempts at Critical Thinking and Border Crossing offers a Deep Southern, Generation X perspective on the culture, politics, and general milieu of…

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    Oral Histories in Newtown

    Oral histories are, if you ask me, the most underrated genre of written work. These documents, which are typically comprised of storytelling by everyday people…