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Neil Turner

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Neil Turner’s childhood was awash with influence from his storytelling parents and his older siblings’ love of writing. In high school, he earned extra money by writing papers for other students. Since any applicable statute of limitations has long since expired, he would like to note that he remains mildly bitter about getting B’s on his own papers while the ones he did for others received A’s.

Later jobs included day work on local farms and ranches, fry cook, a bakery, and a butcher shop. Professionally, he worked as an engineer, a field not especially known for writing. But Neil found ways to employ his writing skills throughout his career.

After the loss of his daughter, he turned to writing to help process his grief and, in doing so, emb ...more

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The Daddy Essays: Perspectives from an Unexpected Journey

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Two of my essays have been previously published by The Oklahoman, our state newspaper.

Here are some links if you would like to sample some of my work. If you get a pop up ad about a subscription, you should just be able to close it to continue reading.

https://www.oklahoman.com/story/opini...

https://www.oklahoman.com/story/lifes... Read more of this blog post »

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Tuck Everlasting, 50th Anniversary Edition

by Natalie Babbitt

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When I first heard about Tyler Hudson’s story, I thought, “Hey, that’s my story!” Tyler is a stay-at-home dad precipitated by the need to care for his autistic son. Not only that, but we both grew up south of Pampa, Texas, more or less down the same d ...more
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