True Florida Stories
Powerful companionship exists between the unhoused and the dogs they call family. Every kiss and snuggle holds a truth: Love knows no boundaries, in even the toughest of circumstances … Continue readingHome is where the hound is
Eight seconds. That’s how long Bronc Platt needs to stay on K-00 Buckshot, the nearly 2,000-pound bull he’s straddling … Continue readingTaming the beast
Seán Killingsworth strolled into an AT&T store ready to change the world. He wanted a flip phone, confusing a handful of Orlando employees who had to retrieve a SIM card from a sister store … Continue readingLost connection
I sit at a McAlister’s Deli crying my eyes out. Tears make my PB&J soggy. My mom has just explained to me that when I start becoming a woman I will bleed and cramp each month … Continue readingThe sex talk
Right foot pulses. The red sign becomes
my start and stop,
an upside-down triangle beckoning
into the circle. I enter,
begin the counterclockwise dance
between thousands of pounds and brains
rebooting behind the wheel … Continue readingNE 8th Ave by NE 9th St*