Mike Bradley · Author
Books and short stories shaped by the roads we take, the people we meet, and the places that stay with us.
The books
Book one
THE STORY OF JEREMIAH OVERSTREET AND LIFE IN NEW ORLEANS This is the story of a wandering vagrant who lands in New Orleans in 1962. Begging on the streets in an innovative manner, he attracts the attention of Alphonse Aucoin, a rising entrepreneur.…
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Book two
JEREMIAH OVERSTREET FROM BONDAGE TO FREEDOM After writing the story of STREET - The Story of Jeremiah Overstreet and Life in New Orleans, Mike thought he was through with Jeremiah Overstreet. However, Jeremiah was not through with Mike. "Street" wanted the rest of his…
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From the archive
December 27, 2021
Ella was the last child born into a poor, dirt-farming family. They lived near Vinita, Oklahoma at the beginning of the twentieth…
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December 27, 2021
Ron probably smiled a little more than you or me; probably trusted fate a little more than we do. Ron wasn’t even…
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December 27, 2021
My first estate sale! I am a new senior citizen so I am supposed to accompany my wife on these sojourns occasionally. …
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December 27, 2021
America’s largest river travels from Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico, effectively cutting the country in half. The Mississippi travels south and…
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December 27, 2021
In a hurry and slightly harried, taking a shortcut across a park to meet up with a friend and take a cab…
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December 27, 2021
I always liked this bar; it had a feel to it. ‘Olive or Twist’, sounds like a martini bar, but it was…
Read storyA note from Mike
I was born in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, a small town of about 12,000 people, located about forty miles south of Tulsa. Financially, my family was struggling there, so we moved to Baton Rouge, Louisiana when I was seven years old. We made this move so my dad could work in the family business, Piccadilly Cafeterias, started and primarily owned…
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