Trina SpillmanMar 20, 20193 min readRidgway Blues - Installment #3Sitting in a crowded Acute Care waiting room, Charlie squirms in the wheelchair as he listens for his name to be called. “Forget this,...
Trina SpillmanMar 12, 20192 min readRidgway Blues - Installment #2Charlie 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...
Trina SpillmanMar 6, 20192 min readRidgway Blues - Installment #1An excerpt from this story entitled, The Villain, was named a winner in a writing competition sponsored by waywardwritergirl.com. The...
Trina SpillmanFeb 21, 20191 min readIt's All Greek to MeNestled 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...
Trina SpillmanFeb 19, 20192 min readDo 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...
Trina SpillmanFeb 15, 20194 min readWhere the River Runs RedPaddling through the Florida Everglades’ Ten Thousand Islands is a breathtaking journey. The ten-mile trek that begins on Chokoloskee...
Trina SpillmanFeb 4, 20193 min readGhostly Sentries Still Stand GuardFort Zachary Taylor, named after President Zachary Taylor, is located in Key West, Florida. At the outset of the U.S. Civil War in 1861,...
Trina SpillmanFeb 1, 20192 min readThe 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...
Trina SpillmanJan 30, 20194 min readPaddling the EvergladesEverglades National Park offers outdoor enthusiasts the opportunity to explore nature in an unspoiled and near-majestic setting. The...
Trina SpillmanJan 28, 20194 min readMoral of the Story? Don't be an AssMany 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...