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Jean Brashear

Goddess of Fried Okra

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ONE VERY ODD MAN

My husband has ceased to be surprised by the places I go to do research (WWE match, anyone? Truck stop…

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CEREAL MILLIONAIRE FIGHTS DROUGHT WITH DYNAMITE

Pea would surely have stopped for this marker if she’d made it this far! It’s located on the caprock of…

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BROKEN HEART

I’ve driven past this sign along US 183 in Central Texas a hundred times, wondering who put it up and…

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COMBAT BOOTS AND PEARLS

Eudora “Pea” O’Brien is trying to find her place in the world after losing the last of her family. Her…

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GIRL POWER

  Many strong women are featured in the markers chosen for chapter headings in The Goddess of Fried Okra, and…

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REMEMBERING THE JOY

Sometimes life gives us gifts of pure grace; one such for me was meeting Pea. She began as an exercise…

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