Flyover People News- Remembering the Dead May 21, 2013Today’s Flyover People column as seen in The Emporia Gazette: REMEMBERING THE DEAD The cemetery was my playground. While Dad mowed, my 6-year-old self blew fluff off of dandelions. I traced the engraving on stones, and I climbed into the arms of a cedar tree and watched ants scatter as I peeled its […]
- ‘Dragging Wyatt Earp’ May 14, 2013Today’s Flyover People column as seen in The Emporia Gazette: ‘DRAGGING WYATT EARP’ “Returning home is like that. The future gets left behind, a piano dumped on a stark prairie. Suddenly you’re left with nothing but your life and the past. You have returned. Full circle. Everything else is just a blur.” Those are the […]
- Mothers and Dresses May 7, 2013Today’s Flyover People column as seen in The Emporia Gazette: MOTHERS AND DRESSES The other day when I was shopping online, I accidentally ended up on a page full of dresses. Alongside the dresses were ads showing mothers and daughters celebrating Mother’s Day together. Now I wouldn’t buy my mom a dress; she prefers […]
- Little House on the Prairie April 30, 2013Today’s Flyover People column as seen in The Emporia Gazette: LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE Every afternoon, Mary Louise Wilhite read to her second grade students at Pawnee Rock Grade School. Following our after-lunch recess, my classmates and I came in from the playground, windblown and energetic. But we settled down quickly when we sat […]
- Road Trip to Sedan April 23, 2013Today’s Flyover People column as seen in The Emporia Gazette: ROAD TRIP TO SEDAN Spring seemed to be stalled out somewhere, so Dave and I drove south one Saturday to see if we could locate the lost season and drag it north. It was early April and even near the Oklahoma line, we didn’t […]
- Remembering the Dead May 21, 2013
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A Review
Scott Harber wrote a nice review of Flyover People: FlyoverPeople: Life on the Ground in a Rectangular State by Cheryl Unruh. Quincy Press 2010.196 pages.Paperback. $20 shipping and handling included at www.flyoverpeople.net. “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.” … Continue reading
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In the Hillsboro Star-Journal
I found a nice review of “Flyover People” by Jane Vajnar in the Hillsboro Star Journal: One Woman’s View. ***
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Kansas Profile
Last summer I was interviewed by Ron Wilson of the Huck Boyd Institute for Rural Development at K-State. He wrote about me and my book as one of his weekly Kansas Profiles. Here’s the text. And here’s the radio version. … Continue reading
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2011 Kansas Notable Book Awards
I wasn’t that good at track meets in junior high, but I finally won my first medal, ever. And I’m pleased that it was for writing. For Kansas writing. Flyover People: Life on the Ground in a Rectangular State was … Continue reading
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The List
On Wednesday, the State Library of Kansas and the Kansas Center for the Book released the 2011 Kansas Notable Book List. I feel very honored to be on the list and to be in the company of these other great … Continue reading
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In the House
This morning in the House of Representatives Chamber in the Kansas Capitol, Gary Blitsch of SouthWind Art Gallery introduced Don Lambert and me. Don Lambert portrayed John Steuart Curry and so he was dressed in his painter’s overalls. I was … Continue reading
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To Order
Click here to order Flyover People: Life on the Ground in a Rectangular State by Cheryl Unruh
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A young reader
This picture shows the best part of this evening’s book event at the Martin & Osa Johnson Safari Museum in Chanute. This young girl is 6 and is learning to read. She pointed out the one, two and three letter … Continue reading
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Additional locations
Heart of Kansas Mercantile, 1212 Main, Great Bend I’m still adding retail locations. Flyover People is also now available in Ellsworth, Wilson, Lucas, Hays, Greensburg, Larned and Great Bend. On the menu at the top of this page – in … Continue reading
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Booksigning at SouthWind Gallery
Kansas artists Stan Herd and Louis Copt joined me for the book-signing at Topeka’s SouthWind Gallery. That’s my friend Amy (!) on the right. She’s a childhood friend who is mentioned in the book several times. Stan and Louis were … Continue reading
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