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Ridgway Blues - Installment #3

Sitting in a crowded Acute Care waiting room, Charlie squirms in the wheelchair as he listens for his name to be called. “Forget this,...

Ridgway Blues - Installment #2

Charlie and Kay pull into a large medical complex. They pull around the building and park in a parking spot in front of a glass door with...

Ridgway Blues - Installment #1

An excerpt from this story entitled, The Villain, was named a winner in a writing competition sponsored by waywardwritergirl.com. The...

It's All Greek to Me

Nestled along the shore of Florida’s Gulf Coast just 30 miles north of St. Petersburg is a “little piece of Greece”. In 1876 A.W. Ormand...

Do You Believe in Ghosts?

In conducting research for my book, Florida Frights, I stumbled upon an interesting statistic; over half of the adult population in the...

Where the River Runs Red

Paddling through the Florida Everglades’ Ten Thousand Islands is a breathtaking journey. The ten-mile trek that begins on Chokoloskee...

Ghostly Sentries Still Stand Guard

Fort Zachary Taylor, named after President Zachary Taylor, is located in Key West, Florida. At the outset of the U.S. Civil War in 1861,...

The Villain

"Write it all down," is what he said to me when he could still talk. He can't talk now. He can't eat, drink, or open his eyes for more...

Paddling the Everglades

Everglades National Park offers outdoor enthusiasts the opportunity to explore nature in an unspoiled and near-majestic setting. The...

Moral of the Story? Don't be an Ass

Many years ago, there was a poor woman whose husband had died. She and her two children were all alone in the world and did not know...

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