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Editor’s Letter: October 2017 If you watched the Dolphins in the ’80s you can skip the next several paragraphs, since you don’t need me to tell you who Jim Jensen…
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Erik Petersen, Editor
Erik Petersen was born and raised in Fort Lauderdale. A graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism, he began his journalism career at The Kansas City Star. He then spent 11 years in Britain at the Nottingham Post before returning to his hometown in 2014. He tries never to miss an ArtWalk, and you might also find him watching Panthers hockey or cricket in Lauderhill. His wife, Joanna, teaches high school English and his daughter, Anya, attends elementary school. Their pet pig, Penelope, gets into trouble in the backyard.
Fashion Plate
Editor’s Letter: September 2017 In 1967, the Beatles released the album Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. (For good measure that year, they also released Magical Mystery Tour.) In that…
Community Wickets
Editor’s Letter: August 2017 I was in that bar down at the proletariat end of Las Olas, and I was in the mood to watch sports. So I ordered a…
The Bag Man
Editor’s Letter: July 2017 My wife and young child were still asleep when I slipped outside to go meet my dealer. I didn’t realize yet that she was my dealer,…
The Big Softie
Editor’s Letter: June 2017 I try not to go in for gender stereotyping and outdated concepts of masculinity, but that’s hard when you’re standing in the middle of Home Depot…
Keeping It Old School
Editor’s Letter: May 2017 The possum that perambulates through my backyard had better watch himself. I see him sometimes when I’m out on the back porch late at night, enjoying…
City Living
Editor’s Letter: April 2017 Big cities have traffic. That’s no “stop the presses” statement, but in light of what’s happening today in Fort Lauderdale, maybe it needs to be said.…
Literary Designs
Editor’s Letter: March 2017 The literary salon is an ongoing project. Well, I call it the literary salon. It’s a corner of the front room at Casa Petersen where I…
Waiting for a Train
Editor’s Letter: February 2017 In terms of adrenaline, initiative and pure will, few feats test humans like attempting to catch a train you look set to miss. Getting onto a…
Kings of the Road
Editor’s Letter: January 2017 Fantastic news, guys! Floridians, it turns out, are really great drivers. Not just great, but some of the best. Number two in the nation, beaten out…