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Category: Anecdotal

Step into the shoes of First Coast locals with our Anecdotal section, where everyday stories paint a vivid picture of life in Jacksonville. From heartwarming encounters and quirky local traditions to personal triumphs and community spirit, we share the real, unfiltered experiences that capture the essence of our unique coastal haven.

The Fugitive out of Nahunta

Mike Frailey July 8, 2022

I worked for Caroline Tool selling equipment for about 10 years, off and on. I’ve been trying to get all of my road stories together

Naked Truth

Mike Frailey June 30, 2022

According to a 19th-century legend, the Truth and the Lie meet one day. The Lie says to the Truth: “It’s a marvelous day today”! The

Letter To My Teenage Self

Lucy Cortese June 24, 2022

Dearest Lucille, First of all, you are beautiful–the most lovely you will ever be. Ignore those blackheads and arm pimples that blemish your adorable body.

Food Glorious Foodie

Lucy Cortese June 15, 2022

To this Italiana — Food is family. Food is fun. Food is love. Comfort food is forever synonymous with Italian food. Consider Mama Giardino’s answer

Rainbow Dialogue

Lucy Cortese April 24, 2022

Conversations with my grandson cause delicious dread Deciphering innocent inquiries that fill his adorable head Did you ride on dinosaurs when you were a

Pasta “Fazool” for the Soul: Reflections on an Italian Oracle

Lucy Cortese February 26, 2022

This is a eulogy I penned on the death of my dear mother-in-law Isabella Cortese. She was my friend, my confidant and mentor. These are the life lessons she taught me.

Six Lessons For Substitute Teachers

Lucy Cortese February 23, 2022

I take a deep breath and enter the rambling brick school building. The reputation of “that school” is well known in education circles around the

Dialogue Between Two Inanimate Objects

Lucy Cortese November 23, 2021

MA BELL (Landline Telephone) and her daughter ANN DROID (Smart Phone) MA BELL: Ann, where do you think you’re going so early in the morning?

PUTTIN’ ON THE RITZ

Lucy Cortese November 23, 2021

You know the old saying…”I’ve been thrown out of better places than this!” How about getting tossed out of a five star resort? By bouncers?

Flipping! Flying! Filleting?

Lucy Cortese November 23, 2021

“I’ll be 60 this year—that’s so old!” I mused to myself. It was just past midnight January 1, 2006. Preoccupied with thoughts of becoming a

Reflections on Sand

Amy Wright November 23, 2021

The Sands of my Childhood had a way of coloring my entire life. My earliest memories are of running through the sands of the orange

TRIAL AND ERROR

Glenn Shuck November 23, 2021

TRIAL AND ERROR Lucy Cortese “Members of the jury, have you reached a verdict?” Judicial words prompt my heart to race, my stomach to lurch,

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