Once Upon An Island

A collection of Short Fiction, Poetry & Non-Fiction from Key West writers.

 

"I used to drink but things happened to me."

from Captain Hell

 

This collection from 16 new writers will take you through the little lanes and back alleys, to the cemetery, into the shaded back yards of broken down Conch houses and out beyond the reef in a literary exploration of the invisible side of this famous little island.

 

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Young Artists Coloring Book

Cat's I've Known

Once Upon an Island

Beyond Paradise

Mango Summers

 

"Like unstrung kites, frigatebirds cupped the wind above Ft. Jefferson" 

taken from Fort Jefferson in the Dry Tortugas: Paradise or Prison?

Once Upon an Island is the first book of short stories and essays by writers associated with the Key West Authors Co-op. Bowers’ thoughts on The Cuban Godfather and Fort Jefferson in the Dry Tortugas: Paradise or Prison? are the only non-fiction essays in the book series.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What people are saying...

Sometimes these stories and poems talk and sometimes they sing...but the writing is always melodious and proves, once again, that Key West is alive and well in the writerly imagination. If you're interested in the literature of Key West, you can't afford not to read it.
 — (David A. Kaufelt, author of The Fat Boy Murders)