Summer hits hard and early in South Florida. Wilton Manors is about five miles from the beach, so it traditionally has gotten a light ocean breeze, but tall buildings and hot asphalt that connect the Island City to the sea have blocked our traditional coastal breezes. The heavy humidity and heat have a beautiful payoff: […]
Karma or Coincidence in Old Florida
Potluck is the name of the game when it comes to dinner companions at an academic conference in a small strange town in Florida. I was in Tarpon Springs for the 32nd annual Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Society conference meeting recently. As I was holding sway with my munchkin–the little people in the iconic movie The […]