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Editor’s Letter: June 2017 I try not to go in for gender stereotyping and outdated concepts of masculinity, but that’s hard when you’re standing in the middle of Home Depot…
From the Editor
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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.
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…
All Politics Is Local
Editor’s Letter: December 2016 The Kansas City Star gave me my first job in journalism, a city hall gig in the suburbs. My beat included four towns on the east…
Boat Rules
Editor’s Letter: November 2016 Years ago I remember meeting a kid from rural Missouri who knew actual things about hogs. Not just “That is a hog, somewhere in there resides…
Lionfish: It’s What’s For Dinner
Editor’s Letter: October 2016 I was perusing Facebook the other week, scrolling through all the status updates – who’s being smug about their long weekend in the Keys, whose children…
Manatee Dad’s Tips for Parents
Editor’s Letter: August 2016 If Florida was a country, our national holidays would be Snowbird Return Day, Panicky Hurricane Prep Day and the Back-to-School Tax-Free Weekend. Ah the BtSTFW, when…