Hometown Stories: California!
The Habit
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The Resistance to Writing a Hometown Story About Bakersfield
Bakersfield, California was the birthplace of Merle Haggard. The Dust Bowl Oakies came to Bakersfield looking for agricultural work. Regan wrote a piece about her childhood in Bakersfield but seemed insufficiently impressed with her old hometown. She's had nearly ten years to think better of her dismissive attitude. Her reflection on Bakersfield takes the form of letters,. real letters that Regan wrote by hand, stamped and mailed to real friends and loved ones.
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