Posts in category Local Observation

Local Observation / NICOLE DENNIS-BENN By Christina Oxenberg At the 36th Annual Key West Literary Seminar this year the theme is Writers of the Caribbean, …

Local Observation / ISLAND By Christina Oxenberg I drove around Big Pine Key gaping at the apocalyptic scene of the blasted scape. I couldn’t help myself. …

Local Observation / TIME By Christina Oxenberg You wake up and for all intents and purposes it is over. The storm, the chaos, the discombobulation. The …

Local Observation / BAYOU By Christina Oxenberg To stay alive poking around the Louisiana bayous it’s best not to stop unless there is no one …

Local Observation / CAT ISLAND By Christina Oxenberg I love the reverb when the train goes by. To feel its rumble, I love to hear the siren. …

Local Observation / DREAMY By Christina Oxenberg Dreams are how your restless mind fills the boring hours of sleep. Dreams are your own entertainment to …

Local observation / WAVE By Christina Oxenberg All my years in Key West I watched a man who was both introvert and extrovert, both shy and …

Local observation / WAVE By Christina Oxenberg All my years in Key West I watched a man who was both introvert and extrovert, both shy and …

Local Observation / PIVOT By Christina Oxenberg Just like life itself it was a surprise to the new owner of the spacious London home when one …

Local Observation / NO GO By Christina Oxenberg They say New Orleans is abrim with ghosts. I felt them everywhere and some are friendlier than …

Local Observation / DEEP SOUTH By Christina Oxenberg There was this one day in Georgia when the highway was clogged with terrified evacuees and I took …

Local Observation / THE LAW OF CLUSTERS By Christina Oxenberg One of the enduring puzzles of astrophysics is how mass is distributed among a population …

Local Observation / LEGENDS By Christina Oxenberg When Peter Beard, an unusually handsome man, came to the office on 65th Street to meet with my boss, …

Local Observation / Road Trip By Christina Oxenberg  ‘You do have a generator?’ Asked a guy checking in at Fort Myers, ‘but it doesn’t work?’ And he …

Local Observation / GO TO MAMA By Christina Oxenberg I heard this great story about local kids from Bahama Village, which is considered the poorer …

Local Observation / THE RENTER By Christina Oxenberg ‘I’m told you rent a room?’ Spoke a man at the front door of the crone on …

Local Observation  / ‘A Good Guy’ By Christina Oxenberg Yes, he saw her when he entered the bar but at thirty-nine he was stealth. He …

Local Observation / SALUTE By Christina Oxenberg Between the coast road and Higg’s Beach where volleyball players float midair, is a welcoming restaurant, wide like grandma’s arms, named Salute. The …

Local Observation / SAY HELLO By Christina Oxenberg You awaken, it could be any day, at any time. The clock reads one minute after midnight …

Local Observation / THE BIG ROOM By Christina Oxenberg In the kitchen sometimes from boredom you’d open cabinets. These cabinets were empty, shelves wiped clean leavening nothing …