Watt Key
Ascending the Ladder
A little after noon on a clear, unseasonably warm October day, I find myself on the way to Dauphin Island with Dave...
Into the Wild: Part I
Watt Key poses in front of his makeshift shelter in the forests of Alabama. ...
A Tennis Racket
Employment opportunities have never been abundant for 13-year-olds in Point Clear. After my position as fly killer at the Grand Hotel snack bar was...
Government Housing
Watt Key poses with one leftover parallax computer that was discovered on the property of his...
Let George Do It
Whether he’s playing polo with princes or sailing the coast in search of shrimp and adventure, George Radcliff is a man who certainly knows how to lead a one-of-a-kind life.
The Ghost of Zundel’s Wharf
AÂ typical Point Clear morning in October finds light, cool east breezes filtering through the pine trees, brushing Mobile Bay into a glassy...
Landfall
As a youngster in Point Clear, it never crossed my mind that hurricanes weren’t something that everyone in the world dealt with. I was...
The Runaway
I was 16 years old, and I’d had enough. I was sick of chores. I was sick of curfews. Sick of all the questions...
Arrival
When I was 15, I told my father I wanted to work construction. He suggested I get in touch with Kenny Horton who...
Pajama Fishing
As summer slips into the heavy heat, afternoons on the Bay turn rough and windy. By one o’clock, magazine pages are aflutter. Glasses...