Cricket Desmarais
Cricket Desmarais is an MFA Creative Writing graduate from NYU who came to Key West “for now” when her mother lived here in 1997. The marine ecology, arts, & community make her stay. She joins her two teens each evening for homework—hers for the Marine Resource Management program at CFK, where she graduates with a B.S. in spring 23. Shout out to her at flow@cricketdesmarais.com to recommend people we should meet.
MEET CAROL SHAUGHNESSY: SHINING THE SPOTLIGHT ON PARADISE
Two days after Carol Shaughnessy arrived on the island, she called her mom and asked her to send her stuff south. The 20-year-old was...
MEET MARJORIE PERRY: WHEN SHE RISES, SHE SHINES
When Marjorie Perry rises, she shines.
“The thought of, ‘What difference can I make today?’ motivates me every day,” she says. “My motto is, ‘I'm...
ARTIST STUDIO TOURS INTRODUCE CREATIVE PEOPLE & PLACES
Have you ever wanted to get inside an artist’s mind? What makes them tick? What materials do they use? How does the magic begin...
ARCHITECT BERT BENDER PRESERVES KEY WEST’S PAST
Someone at college told Bert Bender to “give it up,” that he’d never be an architect. They clearly didn’t know whom they were dealing...
MEET ELIZABETH BISHOP: POET LIVES FOREVER IN HER WORDS
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