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: MEET KEY WEST’S LEGENDARY ‘CATMAN’ & HIS FLYING FELINES
I was sitting at Andy’s Cabana enjoying a fish taco when I heard someone mention the cat herder. A cat herder? Impossible.
Everyone knows you...
PAWS IN PARADISE: VALENTINE LOVE STORIES
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Two weeks before the Weinerpalooza parade, the dog hair was flying at Hank’s Hair of the Dog Saloon, where a bevy of excited...
PAWS IN PARADISE: WALK YOUR DOG LIKE A KEY WEST LOCAL
Who doesn’t want to bring their best friend with them when they come to Key West?
Some of the best times my husband and I...
PAWS IN PARADISE: DON’T FORGET YOUR PETS – A HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE
Has your pet been naughty or nice? Chances are, probably both. It’s part of their special charm. You love them no matter what, so...
PAWS IN PARADISE: LOSS & THE LEGACY OF PET LOVE
Here in Key West, we celebrate Halloween with a creative gusto seldom seen in any other place. But come Nov. 1, the festivities turn...
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