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Stories from the archive
Pieces drawn from Dr. Martin's research, published here as she completes them. Sorted by most recent.
May 10, 2026
The Dead Outlaw
Elmer McCurdy spent eight months as a robber and sixty-six years as a corpse. The route home ran through a Long Beach funhouse.
Apr 12, 2026
The Schoolteacher's Last Pupil
A forty-four-year career, a one-room schoolhouse on the rise above the river, and the boy who came back as an old man to put a stone where there had been none.
Mar 28, 2026
By the Light of the Lantern
Four hundred recorded births, a midwife's bag passed through three generations, and the grave at Greenleaf where the inscription was chosen by the children she delivered.
Feb 14, 2026
Two Graves, One Promise
A sheriff buried in 1908 and a librarian buried in 1971 share a corner of Wagoner Memorial. The promise between them was kept across sixty-three years.
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