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Edge of darkness
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Every man’s an island
Being on the island for so long, he learned the quickest way to climb the palms. Digging calloused toes into the overlapping spines on the trunks, he shimmied up the boles like going up a ladder. From the crown, he could see over the ocean to the near horizon where a ship’s head sail was … Continue reading Every man’s an island
Zigged when she should have zagged
An itsy, bitsy gal Fell into a keg of pale ale She refused to crawl out Though she preferred to drink stout She zigged instead of zagged all the way to jail *Featuring a Black-and-Yellow Argiope, or Yellow Garden Orbweaver, a spider common to Florida.
Water therapy
Even when winter is especially cold (it snowed here this past January), Florida offers balmy, beach worthy weather even on normally wintry days, including Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve. Spending summers at the shore is pretty much a given. Despite being overrun with tourists and seagulls (flying rats!), hitting the beach is the quintessential go-to … Continue reading Water therapy
A case is just a case
Sometimes a violin case is just a violin case. It’s not a holster for a machine gun, lying in wait to be brought out to mow down gangsters and rival thugs. It’s not a spy’s valise, carrying government secrets that if they fall into the wrong hands could topple kings and presidents. It’s not a … Continue reading A case is just a case
Childhood relics
For some inexplicable reason little kids love to smash pennies. Flatten them into hot, thin wafers embossed with images from vacation spots around the country... maybe even the world. They whine for two quarters and the shiniest, newest one-cent coin from their parents, only to mutilate them with a few cranks of a massive rolling … Continue reading Childhood relics
Thin spiral notebook 