Craig's Friend Comments

Hi! Thanks for your kind words. Hope you enjoy the book -- and please, post a review here on Goodreads! --Craig

Craig, I read the review by Kent Russell for your new book Oh, Florida! in Sunday's New York Times. Congratulations!

As a fellow Floridian [adopted, 28 years ago to the month] I certainly appreciate our weirdness… though perhaps "appreciate" is not quite the right word for some of it.

Right here in Palm Beach County we've lost count how many public officials have been arrested for corruption, for one example. I guess I should be glad there are still a few prosecutors and judges willing to bring miscreants to justice, if that's what you call it. On the other hand, there are other judges, such as in the Jeffrey Epstein case, more than willing to let a Palm Beach sexual predator who has friends in high places, negotiate his freedom with only a feeble slap to the wrist.

But I digress. As you know all too well, we could swap stories from now until forever about the "greed, chicanery and heartbreaking irony" endemic in Florida. We could also have this chat while walking along the algae covered beachfront.

Again, congratulations. I'll be heading out to the bookstore.