Florida-centric Narrative Nonfiction
Tony Montana is coming to town.
He delivers no machine guns or illicit drugs. He deals in sustenance, feeding gym goers, barbershop and construction workers … Read more“Scarface” food truck owners fight two years’ misfortune with family, fortitude
The bitter scent of espresso hung heavy in the air. Coffee machines hissed and steamed. Customers chatted in line. The warm light in the Archer Road Starbucks in Gainesville, Florida, acts as a lantern against the bleakness of a late winter afternoon … Read moreTikTok, a book and a promise
Every morning, my Oma fed the birds. She spread Pindakaas, a thick Dutch peanut butter, on old, crusty bakery bread and set the slices on a splintered wooden birdhouse. I watched the birds feast on the food throughout the day, and soon enough, the bread would be mere crumbles … Read moreGrowing up Dutch: When part of your identity fades to memory
Say we could make time stand still in the searing summer heat
… Read moreHumidity
Say we could make time stand still in the searing summer heat
… Read moreHumidity