In one of Elizabeth Bishop’s poems, which Bill Belleville quotes, she wrote that Florida is “the state that floats in brackish water / held together by mangrove roots.” That sentiment serves to bolster one of his main points: that... Read More

Furman eloquently weaves emotion and facts into his memoir to reveal his admiration of Florida’s natural landscape. Andrew Furman’s Bitten: My Unexpected Love Affair with Florida is packed with reasons for appreciating the Sunshine... Read More

The Sunshine State is best known for its beaches and theme parks, but it is also home to 1.75 million head of cattle. In "Florida Cowboys", photographer Carlton Ward, Jr., gives the Florida rancher’s lifestyle and landscape a long and... Read More

Kathleen Bellow scurried up the stairs with her eight-month-old son, Hayden, as Hurricane Katrina raged. Kathleen’s husband, Frank, was already in the Boston Whaler alongside the submerging house. Kathleen looked down the steeply... Read More

After World War I the dime novel was quickly usurped by mass fiction magazines that were typically printed on cheap, rough paper—called pulps. Pulp, over time, became synonymous with genre crime fiction of the tough, dark, hard-boiled,... Read More

In an area known more for Christian fundamentalism than seances, Cassadaga is a rarity. A Spiritualist community embracing many New Age tenets on its journey into the next century, it also values its history and its origins in the... Read More

“If you’re gonna write, for God in heaven’s sake try to get naked,” insists author Harry Crews. “Try to write the truth. Try to get underneath all the sham, all the excuses, all the lies that you’ve been told.” Editor... Read More

Today’s “snow birds”—older Northerners who frequent Florida’s sun-drenched shores and lush interiors during the brutal winter months—might never care to wonder how this enigmatic state truly began to attract visitors.... Read More