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    Memories of Olan L. Smith; a photo essay
    Memories of Olan L. Smith; a photo...
    CottonJones
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    • Time
      Time 5h 58m
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    CottonJones
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    Complete, First published Feb 22, 2021
    From time-to-time I will publish photo essays, or my poetry, and of my life on this curios planet, Earth. Time on Terra is precious and it is a mark of dignity to record it as much as possible for others to read, or in this case see and read.
    All Rights Reserved
    • abstraction
    • adventure
    • artbook
    • autobiography
    • biography
    • brothers
    • cousins
    • dad
    • friends
    • hometown
    • hope
    • journey
    • joy
    • living
    • memories
    • mom
    • photography
    • portraits
    • recovery
    • setbacks
    • sorrow
    • strength
    • talent
    • tragedy
    abstractionadventureartbookautobiographybiographybrotherscousinsdadfriendshometownhopejourneyjoylivingmemoriesmomphotographyportraitsrecoverysetbackssorrowstrengthtalenttragedy
    Table of contentsLast updated May 08, 2021
    • Infant Olan
    • Huntsville, Missouri
    • The Early Years
    • Skin and Bones; the bony years
    • Rite of Passage; my first bike
    • My Brothers
    • Blood Brothers
    • The Church, the early years
    • My Parents, Walter and Louise Smith; Mom
    • My Parents, Walter and Louise; Dad
    • Dad Part-two
    • Neighborhoods; walking among giants
    • Neighborhoods, Part-two
    • Elementary School; sixth grade
    • Junior High School in Clifton Hill
    • Hit the Dirt, Jim!
    • The School Years; a new high school building
    • Pain
    • My maternal 1st Cousins, Dale and Marva
    • Maternal Cousins; Uncle Jim and Aunt Alta's children
    • The High School Years
    • Clyde
    • John Winkler
    • The End of Fun
    • What Ifs
    • Out of Nothingness
    • Crossing Over
    • Now What?
    • V.I.E.W.
    • College; hard work and some play
    • Mysteries can Kill You
    • Paintings, portraits and more
    • Brilliant Minds
    • Transgression
    • A Skipped Beat
    • The Sacred Heart of Mary with Lamb
    • Beth and Miss Dee
    • Let's Make a Teacher out of You!
    • Graduate Work and a Tornado
    • The Superintendent Wore High Heels
    • Total Derailment
    • Ninety Day Lockup
    • The World doesn't Owe You
    • Ava
    • Death Came for Momma
    • Failure; fatherhood
    • Olan the Artist
    • Olan the Artist, part two
    • Changes by Degree; the Billy Snodgrass affair
    • Olan the Poet
    • Traumatic Brain Injury Two
    • TBI-2 Aftermath; implosive explosion
    • Aftermath; shout at the top of my lungs
    • Shout at the Top of my Lungs; hospital intake
    • Reverse of Purple is Green; inside a mental hospital
    • Pale and Frightened; the return home
    • Alone in a City; stave off the monsters
    • Alinda to the Rescue; an angel without wings
    • Dream Warehouse
    • Building a New Worldview
    • Poetry is my Foundation
    • Wattpad; the superior writers' platform
    • Olan the Recluse, in Conclusion

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    • Infant Olan
    • Huntsville, Missouri
    • The Early Years
    • Skin and Bones; the bony years
    • Rite of Passage; my first bike
    • My Brothers
    • Blood Brothers
    • The Church, the early years
    • My Parents, Walter and Louise Smith; Mom
    • My Parents, Walter and Louise; Dad
    • Dad Part-two
    • Neighborhoods; walking among giants
    • Neighborhoods, Part-two
    • Elementary School; sixth grade
    • Junior High School in Clifton Hill
    • Hit the Dirt, Jim!
    • The School Years; a new high school building
    • Pain
    • My maternal 1st Cousins, Dale and Marva
    • Maternal Cousins; Uncle Jim and Aunt Alta's children
    • The High School Years
    • Clyde
    • John Winkler
    • The End of Fun
    • What Ifs
    • Out of Nothingness
    • Crossing Over
    • Now What?
    • V.I.E.W.
    • College; hard work and some play
    • Mysteries can Kill You
    • Paintings, portraits and more
    • Brilliant Minds
    • Transgression
    • A Skipped Beat
    • The Sacred Heart of Mary with Lamb
    • Beth and Miss Dee
    • Let's Make a Teacher out of You!
    • Graduate Work and a Tornado
    • The Superintendent Wore High Heels
    • Total Derailment
    • Ninety Day Lockup
    • The World doesn't Owe You
    • Ava
    • Death Came for Momma
    • Failure; fatherhood
    • Olan the Artist
    • Olan the Artist, part two
    • Changes by Degree; the Billy Snodgrass affair
    • Olan the Poet
    • Traumatic Brain Injury Two
    • TBI-2 Aftermath; implosive explosion
    • Aftermath; shout at the top of my lungs
    • Shout at the Top of my Lungs; hospital intake
    • Reverse of Purple is Green; inside a mental hospital
    • Pale and Frightened; the return home
    • Alone in a City; stave off the monsters
    • Alinda to the Rescue; an angel without wings
    • Dream Warehouse
    • Building a New Worldview
    • Poetry is my Foundation
    • Wattpad; the superior writers' platform
    • Olan the Recluse, in Conclusion
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