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The stump's on fire and i'm naked

A Journey of Emotional Survival and Transformation

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A powerful memoir that delves into the author’s journey for emotional survival against the backdrop of a challenging upbringing.

Never before has such a powerful and touching book been written on one person's quest for emotional survival. Beginning in a hopeless environment of a sharecropper's grasp, the author takes you on a true to life journey that you will never forget. Sometimes humorous, always intriguing the book will command your attention beginning in the eyes of a five year old in the 1940's. At age five the author witnessed a strange procession of apparitions that would dramatically impact his life forever with a haunting mystery. Th is encounter held the key to emotional salvation but took many years to unravel

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The Stump’s On Fire and I’m Naked” by J. Donald Oakes was displayed at the 2024 Los Angeles Times Festival of Books (LATFOB) – Book Gallery

“The Stump’s On Fire and I’m Naked” by J. Donald Oakes was among the books displayed by Author Reputation Press during the 2024 Los Angeles Times Festival of Books (LATFOB) at the University of Southern California on April 20–21, 2024."

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Meet the Mind Behind the Words...

J. Donald Oakes currently resides in the North Georgia Mountains where he enjoys fly-fishing, gardening, and sightseeing.

" THE STUMP'S ON FIRE AND I'M NAKED "

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