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  • 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."

  • 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."

  • 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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