Author Archives: Scott Smith
White House Wheelchairs And Lungs of Iron
Nemesis “Finally the cataclysm began — the monstrous headache, the enfeebling exhaustion, the severe nausea, the raging fever, the unbearable muscle ache, followed in another forty-eight hours by the paralysis.” That passage is from Phillip Roth’s novel, “Nemesis” in which … Continue reading
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“That Stain Is On Our Soul”
On the morning following George Floyd’s death, I sat at my desk, ready to pick a fight with Sanford, Florida. I only lived there a short time: high school, and the following year, and couple of summers between college semesters. … Continue reading
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Scaling Mount Dora
In the Navy My friend’s father, was a retired Naval aviator who had been stationed in, and later retired to the Central Florida town where I spent my high school years. The military base was later decommissioned and now known … Continue reading