Dear Readers, Just a quickie to tide you over while I assemble sources and thoughts for the next newsletter, on the fragility of our stories.…
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Publishing dark matter since 2018
Dear Readers, Just a quickie to tide you over while I assemble sources and thoughts for the next newsletter, on the fragility of our stories.…
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Leave a CommentThese are tough times for political progressives in that Disneyland of the Mind called the Sunshine State. (Wasn’t “Orange Sunshine” a popular variety of LSD?) Lefties there recently lost a cherished political journalist, but at least an equally acerbic progressive politician remains to entertain them.
Veteran Miami Herald columnist and gonzo novelist Carl Hiaasen’s retirement last March (read his parting shot) left a yawning sinkhole in Florida journalism. For 35 years his columns had the zing of wit and truth like those of his long-time colleague, humorist Dave Barry. Like his op-eds, his two dozen riotous novels—most with two-word titles such as Strip Tease and Skinny Dip—skewered corrupt politicians, greedy land developers, and know-nothing civic boosters, who often received their comeuppance from wild animals.
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