Watt Key
Arts and Crafts
We didn’t have video games, and we didn’t watch much television growing up. I do recall black-and-white episodes of “Little House on...
A Kid's Best Friend
Across the blacktop from my childhood home in Point Clear is a vast wetland of tall pines, briars and pitcher plants. When I...
The New Old Point Clear
I suddenly find myself at the age where I’m telling my kids “how it used to be when I was growing up.” I remember...
A Swamp Writer's Guide to the Delta
I’ve been going into the the Mobile-Tensaw Delta swamps for nearly 20 years now. I built a camp, made friends with the swamp...
Back to the Muck
The first time I met my neighbor Ace, he told me he was going to kill me. He never did, and...
Seen and Heard about the Delta
Swamp Bandit “Me and Carla was up late one night. I stepped outside to pee. I thought I heard somethin’, and...
Diesel Upgrade
All swamp men eventually feel the urge to upgrade to diesel. “Why do you need it?” my wife asked me. “All the...
Airboats in the Night
I liken Jack’s airboat to a magnolia leaf with an airplane prop attached. He sits on the high chair directly in front of...
Deltona 500
Chickory Creek is one of the most beautifully isolated and forgotten creeks in the Delta: narrow, shallow passage, choked with buggy...
The Christmas Gift
December in the Delta can be windswept, cold and lonely. At times, this is exactly what I’m looking for. During the...
