The Tide Log
Dated dispatches from the Mint: storm notes, the Sea’s Share, how-tos, and where the Gulf gives up its silver.
Oct 22nd 2026 · Florida Man Mint
Matlacha: Florida Man and the Window on the Water
A Gulf fable · Matlacha. Florida Man had promised Marla a ride home, and so far he had kept the passenger seat clear of everything except a towel and one socket he couldn't identify. At the private landing in…
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Oct 22nd 2026 · Florida Man Mint
Horseshoe Beach: Florida Man and the Boat with Two Histories
A Gulf fable · Horseshoe Beach. “That's my boat,” Corin said. Alton kept his hand on the bow. “I built this boat.” Florida Man stood between them holding the light Nina had brought for…
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Oct 22nd 2026 · Florida Man Mint
Alligator Point: Florida Man and the Voice in the Trellis
A Gulf fable · Alligator Point. The singer outside Veda's bedroom had held the same note for so long that Florida Man began to feel concerned for her lungs. He stood on the porch with a rolled rug under one arm.…
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Oct 16th 2026 · Florida Man Mint
St. Andrews Bay: Florida Man and the Unfinished Take
Rena had set out three chairs for Saturday's musicians. By Thursday evening, one of the cushions had acquired the shape of a person who was not there. Florida Man noticed it while carrying a little table toward her…
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Oct 16th 2026 · Florida Man Mint
Lemon Bay: Florida Man and the Seat Kept for the Sea
The stranger waited below Oleta's porch with water falling from his coat, though the evening over Lemon Bay was dry. Florida Man had been carrying baskets indoors. He stopped on the top step with a broad shallow one…
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Oct 16th 2026 · Florida Man Mint
Steinhatchee: Florida Man and the Tracks Behind the Boat Shed
A Gulf fable · Steinhatchee Nori's tortoise had been missing for forty minutes when something moved the canoe behind her boat shed. Florida Man heard the wheels first: a short complaint in the sand, followed by…
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Oct 12th 2026 · Florida Man Mint
Ten Thousand Islands: Florida Man and the Knock Behind the Mangroves
A Gulf fable · Ten Thousand Islands The last message from Cal said he and June would be back before the dock lamps came on. Now the lamps had been burning long enough for moths to collect beneath them, and his…
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Oct 12th 2026 · Florida Man Mint
St. Joseph Bay: Florida Man and the Reflection That Stayed
A Gulf fable · St. Joseph Bay Ruth wanted a photograph with no road, roof, or electric wire in it: only St. Joseph Bay, a little marsh, and the moon. Florida Man had agreed to hold her lamp. He considered this…
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