Brian Ted JonesThe 2017 Oklahoma Special Legislative Session conceived as a high school debate topicI find it helps when I’m trying to think through what’s at stake in a political question to boil it down to a Lincoln-Douglas debate topic.Sep 25, 2017Sep 25, 2017
Brian Ted Jones15 Small Stories from the Tulsa Race RiotThree years ago, This Land magazine published a piece I wrote called “Fifteen Faits Divers on the Tulsa Race Riot.” To say I wrote that…May 31, 2016May 31, 2016
Brian Ted JonesChecks and Balances“The realm is ruled by a king beheaded in the Court of Certainties in the twenty-first year of his reign.Feb 22, 2016Feb 22, 2016
Brian Ted JonesThe Prison“The world, young man, is a tornado of colliding particles, inhabited by stones and gasses and a few scant blobs of gray matter suffering…Feb 19, 2016Feb 19, 2016
Brian Ted JonesFACTThe first documented case of alien abduction was in Phoenix, AZ in the spring of 1952.Feb 18, 2016Feb 18, 2016
Brian Ted JonesT-Minus 2Remain calm. There’s nothing the matter. I know this must seem catastrophic, but you’re perfectly safe. The countdown isn’t running any…Feb 10, 2016Feb 10, 2016
Brian Ted JonesSpinners AnnualListen, there’s one guy and one guy only at this tournament, and that’s Brealyn May. Same deal every year. Seven years running now, he’s…Feb 10, 2016Feb 10, 2016
Brian Ted JonesThe Punishments of President GlazzgoEvery night his cell is gassed at exactly 11:30. The gas puts him to sleep. He’s learned, over the years, to lie down on his bed at five…Jan 30, 20161Jan 30, 20161
Brian Ted JonesIllustrat3D ManTwo boys at the fair, Miles and Jericho, run down the concourse — past the Whirlybird with its diamond strings rigged to dozens of children…Jan 30, 2016Jan 30, 2016