Janice Gary
Janice Gary is an award-winning author, educator, writer of nonfiction and a passionate advocate for those whose stories need to be told – and heard. Author of the award-winning book Short Leash: A Memoir of Dog Walking and Deliverance, she is a Pushcart-nominated essayist whose work has been published in journals such as Brevity, Longreads, Potomac Review, River Teeth, Slag Glass City and is included in several anthologies. A resident of Key West, she marvels daily at her good fortune of living among the beauty and inspiration of this storied island
and the people who call it home.
PAWS IN PARADISE: KEY WEST POLICE MOUNTED PATROL UNIT RELIES ON VOLUNTEERS
The Key West Police Department Mounted Patrol's horses gallop across Smathers Beach. File Photo/CONTRIBUTED
PAWS IN PARADISE: HURRICANE PET PREPAREDNESS
We’ve all procrastinated as long as we can, but now it’s August, and hurricane
season is about to enter its most active phase. That means...
PAWS IN PARADISE: OUR ISLAND HOME COMES WITH PET PERILS
There are many pleasures to be found on our island for cats and dogs—chickens to chase, lizards to hunt, popcorn to pick up from...
PAWS IN PARADISE: MEET VINCENT (NAMED FOR VAN GOGH)
As soon as I pulled into the driveway, the barking started. It was high-pitched, incessant and coming from a bouncing ball of canine energy...
PAWS IN PARADISE: KEY WEST’S WORKING DOGS & CATS
THE CAT AMBASSADOR
To be a successful member of a guest relations team in the hospitality industry, you must like people. If you think a...
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