- Matt Kramer profile -- "Miami . . . keeps me centered."

- Matt Kramer, North Miami Beach -- "Buffalo and Casinos"

- Eileen Spiegler profile -- "Stories . . . as wild as the tropical foliage."

- Eileen Spiegler, Fort Lauderdale -- "My Mother's Hands"

- Diane DeMaris-May, Kendall -- "Kitchen in Summertime 1965 Miami"

- Rebecca Cofino profile: "It's the merging . . ."

- Rebecca Cofino, Miami Springs -- "It's Raining"

- Paula Smith profile: "Just letters on a piece of paper can . . . change somebody's life."

- Paula Smith, Aventura -- "Leaving Winter Behind"

- Diane DeMaris-May profile: "There's a lot of inspiration . . ."

- Patrick Quinlan profile -- "This is . . . pretty cool!"

- Patrick Quinlan, Miami Beach -- "The Coming Home Dance"

- Grace Denny profile: "You're just waiting for something to happen."

- Grace Denny, Kendall -- "Night Swimming"

- Terry Hauser profile: " . . . so many sources of stories down here."

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Terry Hauser, Miami -- "Hammerin' Hank"

- Tara O'Flaherty profile: "I moved for the weather . . . I stayed for the people."

- Tara O'Flaherty, Coral Gables -- "Untitled"

- Brian Smith profile: " . . . gives me pause."

- Brian Smith, Coconut Grove -- "Miami"

- Emma Trelles profile: "I've lived here all my life."

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Emma Trelles, Hallandale Beach -- "Reporter's Notebook"

This"Florida Flash" piece is part of Tigertail, A South Florida Annual, edited by Lynne Barrett and published by Tigertail Productions.
- J.J. Colagrande profile: "We have a rich literary landscape."

- J.J. Colagrande, Miami -- "Massage"

This "Florida Flash" piece is part of Tigertail, A South Florida Annual, edited by Lynne Barrett and published by Tigertail Productions.
- Christopher Louvet profile -- "I didn't think anyone would be reading it to their kids . . ."

- Christopher Louvet, Surfside -- "A Partial Taxonomy of Waves"

This "Florida Flash" piece is part of Tigertail, A South Florida Annual, edited by Lynne Barrett and published by Tigertail Productions.
- Patricia Engel profile: " . . . here, I found a wonderful creative community."

- Patricia Engel, Miami -- "Vientos"

This "Florida Flash" piece is part of Tigertail, A South Florida Annual, edited by Lynne Barrett and published by Tigertail Productions.
- Corey Ginsberg profile: "I'm really happy as a writer here."

- Corey Ginsberg, North Miami -- "The Worst Thing About Being Mickey Mouse"

This "Florida Flash" piece is part of Tigertail, A South Florida Annual, edited by Lynne Barrett and published by Tigertail Productions.
- John Dufresne profile: "I needed to write about my neighborhood."

- John Dufresne, Dania Beach -- "Imitation Cellular Phone with Antenna"

This "Florida Flash" piece is part of Tigertail, A South Florida Annual, edited by Lynne Barrett and published by Tigertail Productions.
- Denise Delgado profile: "Almost everything I write is based here."

- Denise Delgado, Miami -- "Old People in This City"

This "Florida Flash" piece is part of Tigertail, A South Florida Annual, edited by Lynne Barrett and published by Tigertail Productions.
- WLRN-Miami Herald News Anchor gets "Flashed"!

WLRN-Miami Herald News Director Dan Grech and Afternoon Anchor Christine DiMattei chat about the official launch of the "South Florida Flash" writing contest.
- Interview with Lynne Barrett, Editor of Tigertail, A South Florida Annual

WLRN-Miami Herald News Anchor Christine DiMattei chats with Tigertail editor Lynne Barrett about why "flash" forms of literature -- prose poems, short-short prose and the like -- are a perfect match for South Florida's pace and diversity.
















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