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.
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MEET MICHAEL ROSS: ARTIST FINDS NEW START AT THE STUDIOS OF KEY WEST
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MEET SHANNA JASPER: A YEAR-ROUND HOLIDAY HELPER
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MEET SCOTT PRIDGEN: KEY WEST’S HUMBLE HOUSING & HEALTHCARE ACTIVIST
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