Closing the Loop

Tracy Porter looks back on her life by dates. One date is 9/11, after which her husband and she decided to leave Washington, D.C."My husband and our two…

Kelley Norman and her husband Bob Gerard have taught English and theater at Baker County High School in Macclenny for 30 years. Kelley and Bob aren't just…

Carol Childers was born in raised in Houston."After high school, I went to college for a few years, and then got a job in newspaper production."She met…

Victoria Priester moved to northeast Florida to go to college. "I moved up to St. Augustine from Key West in 2008 to go to Flagler College. It was a lot…

Reiss Tatum commanded a company of 200 troops in Vietnam."I decided when I was a senior in high school that I wanted to be an officer in the Marines, not…

Catherine Tappouni was born into a family that owned a construction company in Jacksonville, but her first career was teaching. She left teaching to start…

Bernie Katzman spent most of his life in the Riverdale neighborhood of the Bronx, in New York City. He loves his wife and son, his dogs, and his piano —…

Christa Santos grew up in Vero Beach, and came to Orlando to study marketing and journalism at the University of Central Florida.“I loved Orlando and…

Dave Hoce has been golf pro for only 10 years, unusual for someone in his 60s. Originally from Ohio, he became a railroad engineer. He worked in that…

Pat Setser is an artist and writer. “I’m a member of the National League of American Pen Women, and have been for 16 years. I now sit on the board, and…