Hazel Smack

Key West chickens are notoriously defiant of rules posted in public spaces.

Reppin Key West in week one of O, Miami's poetry festival. This poem was inspired by the steady stream of loaded new neighbors who try but fail to remake Key West in their own image.

I left a signed copy of RIGGED in the LFL on Patterson and 7th in Key West. Grab it, read it, and leave a review if you're feeling it! Reviews left on popular platforms--Goodreads or(sc)Amazon, for example-- help authors more than you might realize. ♡

Perfect winter holiday gift idea, anyone?

AUTHOR-SIGNED copies of Rigged are now available for shipment from all Key West bookstores.

Set on the fishing docks of sunny Key West, RIGGED is an authentically local coming-of-age story that's adored by tween, teen, and adult readers alike. It's the perfect wintertime gift to warm even the coldest of heart cockles. Come for the fishing story, stay for the human story that will renew your sense of hope!

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Rigged (Paperback) | Books & Books @ The Studios of Key West For Fisher Haskins, school is a torturous waste of time, and not just because he can't shake his reputation as the nice-but-dumb kid. After his evening job washing boats on The Row, he barely has time to scarf down leftovers, get through his mind-numbing homework, and catch a few ZZZs.

Fun! I know these editors and they're great to work with. Send in your flash fiction submissions, y'all!