Opie Cooper (May)

October 1982 – January 1983, St. Martin, Mississippi Part 1: The Insidious Secret School Agenda Before third grade, Opie had never thought of school as a place of structured learning. To him, it was more like a bustling marketplace of ideas—a vibrant forum for exchanging opinions on the latest cartoons, toys, and tidbits gleaned from […]

Part 1: Cereal Shapes & School Secrets Part 1: Cereal Shapes & School Secrets Opie was eight years old when he had his first epiphany. The events leading to this life-changing enlightenment began in earnest during his customary breakfast ritual of scrutinizing the back of a cereal box. That morning, the carton in question was […]