“Welcome to Peacock Perch.” The sales lady said to Santa and Mrs. Claus. “Here are the keys to your new home.” When the sales lady left, Santa and Mrs. Claus looked around their new home and each other. “This is gonna be an adjustment,” Santa said, uncertain. Clad in a red collared Hawaiian shirt withContinue reading “Florida Santa”
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The Gamble
It was as if they were statues all standing still… no one talking or laughing, just holding up their cards and sizing each other up. It was the tensest poker game of her life. Inside she was sweating bullets. For most of the game, luck was not her lady and the cards favored others. StaringContinue reading “The Gamble”
Mocking Words
I love sitting out on my lanai writing. Something about the warm Florida air and picturesque green scenes of flora and fauna often inspires me. As I type away on a recent novel, I briefly note a bird sitting on my lanai screen. Barely paying attention I feverishly type away and then come to aContinue reading “Mocking Words”
Weird, Wild and Wonderful
I love to travel to Key West. It’s an eclectic place that fosters the last bastion of true bohemianism. It’s weird, wild and wonderful. Every bar looks as though either Jimmy Buffet or a pirate are the proprietors. Dogs sit inside beside their owners on a stool with a bowl of water. They are allContinue reading “Weird, Wild and Wonderful”
SUZANNE RUDD HAMILTON 