About me - J. Don Cook
My name is J. Don Cook, a writer, photographer and artist living in Oklahoma City. For years I roamed the world as a photojournalist, earning three Pulitzer Prize nominations. I recently signed a contract with the University of Oklahoma Press for a book of
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The Children of the Green FieldsWe children of the green fieldsarbored by molting cottonwood,lazy hounds of heated afternoon,worrying our little elbow sleevesto holes with impertinent disregard,watch iridescently-frockeddung beetles roll with relentlesspious intent,perfect spheres of offal,plowing subtle sun-glazedcanals lead... More..
- Pets & Animals > Pet Ownership Why cats and dogs differ in their behavior
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Two months ago I finished a novel and two of the main characters discussed the difference between dogs and cats. Jason, the college professor, said it was fairly simple in his mind. Dogs are Republicans and cats are Democrats. "So, returned his wife, "Democrats are lazy, independent and sleep eighteen hours a day?" Jason repl... More..
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An Encounter With A Masai Shaman Heat and silence shroud the African plain, forcing the moment to shimmering incandescence. I sit next to a Masai shaman, an immobile elder, dreaming me alive in the Great Rift Valley, the primordial rip in the belly of the continent.The old Masai leans against a slender acacia, steadily scanni... More..
J. Don Cook
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma US
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