“Omigod, there’s a dead squirrel out back!” It was true. A hapless squirrel had recently expired outside of our back lanai. Like a goldfish, he…
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Morton decided on a plan. He was pretty sure it was flawless. He’d retired to Florida the previous year. He hated to admit it, but…
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In the video above a server at Danny’s All-American Diner (Tampa) describes an incredible sandwich. It sounds like a very spicy (four jalapeños!) meat-lover’s work…
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I identify with the old man in Goya’s drawing. But not in the way you might think.
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He’s been called the Count of Crazy, the Duke of Droll, and the Satrap of Silliness. I know, because I called him that. Just now. Doesn’t matter, these appellations are true. Neil Innes was one of the funniest musical comedians of the mid-60s and early 70s. He was so funny he made a living at it. For decades!
Peter Bates
Peter Bates is a writer and photographer living in Florida. He is the administrator of this blog and runs the blog Stylus.
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Sometimes it’s best to postpone artistic intentions, put them on back burner as the tired cliche says. That way they ruminate and give you time to acquire new skills to tackle them.
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Then make it the best you can.
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One day I ran out of pictures to take. Maybe something like this has happened to you. You feel creatively exhausted. You’ve run out of…
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On March 30, 2014 my friend Matt and I discovered an abandoned house filled with weirdness and mystery in Parrish, Florida. It also contained not-yet…
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I was desperate. Too many of my pictures were turning out undramatic, humdrum, and wretched. It was largely because they had undramatic, humdrum, and wretched skies.
Peter Bates
Peter Bates is a writer and photographer living in Florida. He is the administrator of this blog and runs the blog Stylus.
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