AT THE EDGE OF MY SEA
AT THE EDGE OF OUR SEA Strolling by the Hillsborough River on a lovely spring morning in 2010, I noticed a smell reminiscent of lacquer...
OVER THE TOP
OVER THE TOP By Tim Ohr For Bruce’s final day as my riding companion at Flatwoods Park, I had planned on something spectacular. A...
OBAMA GIRL AND THE CRASHES OF 08
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THE NOTIFICATION
Author's Note: This article appeared in Weekly Planet/Creative Loafing. THE NOTIFICATION When I left the US Army in 1975, I moved into a...
THE CALOOSAHATCHEE ENIGMA
Author's Note: This article in a slightly altered version appeared in Gulf Shore Life. THE CALOOSAHATCHEE ENIGMA There was something...
LA-DE-DAH AND THE UNAWARE WRITER
LA-DE-DA AND THE UNAWARE WRITER The roller blader was blithely unaware of the diamondback rattlesnake in her path. One bladed foot pushed...
EGMONT OVERTURE
Author's Note: This article appeared in Sarasota Magazine. EGMONT KEY, A GREAT FIND Sparkling in the sunlight at the water's edge of...
THE MONSTER ABOVE
Author's Note: This article appeared in Weekly Planet/Creative Loafing. The Monster Above On the night of December 24, 2002, Christmas...
THE BATTLE OVER HORSE CREEK
Author's Note: This article appeared in Weekly Planet/Creative Loafing. It was also used at the Florida Phosphate Research Institute as a...
FLAMINGO IN AUGUST
FLAMINGO IN AUGUST (Or how brave adventurers faced the mosquitoes of August…) Sometimes nature adventures aren’t what you want them to...