I haven’t written in a while. I’ve been busy. In the months since my last post, I quit my job at CNN, moved to Gainesville, Florida, and began teaching writing and reporting classes at the University of Florida. Life changing, for sure.
Now that I am a bit more settled, I plan to resume this blog once again. Hopefully, it will get a shiny, new look soon. I have students who are smarter than me in coding who are helping me with that.
I am also starting to dive back into my own journalism, which I had to put on pause until now as I got more accustomed to academic life. My first freelance piece published this week in The Bitter Southerner. It’s an essay about the devastation Hurricane Michael caused in Mexico Beach and how a lot of people seem to have forgotten about the part of the Florida Panhandle that is, ironically, knows as the Forgotten Coast. It was a difficult story because of the tremendous loss people have suffered. But I felt in my element again, notebook and pen in hand. I had missed reporting so.
I hope you will read the story. I hope you will visit Mexico Beach. And thank you in advance.
Thanks Moni. I feel this really captured the emotions of many who have connections to Mexico Beach. Also, you captured our comments and sentiments perfectly. We look forward to your future works!