I Think of Pink, Miami Beach

The Conch Republic

From Key West to Cuba

Key West, Florida

In the heat of late afternoon, college girls on Spring Break barrel down Duval Street on tandem bikes. Long straight hair, mirrored glasses and bikinis. How long will their brazen spirit last?

Women dance in an alleyway while waiting for a table at the Cuban restaurant. Across the square, the sunset celebrations intensify: buskers, magicians, soap box speakers and acrobats vie for attention. A lone girl spins a hula hoop at the side. Only she remains when the others disappear into the dark.

A statue of Marilyn takes refuge in a side street.

As dusk turns into night, the temporary citizens of the Conch Republic fill the streets. The light shifts, and people vanish around corners and melt into shadows.

Ernest Hemingway Gives Writing Advice in Key West

Pilgrims make their way to Ernest Hemingway's house in Key West. The guides know all the stories, as well as the names of the six-toed cats. But can they advise a fledgling writer on how to develop his craft?

In Hemingway's lifetime, Arnold Samuelson tramped his way to America's southernmost tip to find his idol, and simply knocked on the door. What do you think happened next?

http://www.openculture.com/2013/05/ernest_hemingways_reading_list_for_a_young_writer_1934.html

Hemingway's house

Tourists to the workshop 

The gangplank - from bedroom to writing room

Inside the workshop

Alabama Jack's, Florida Keys

"If you have to ask how long it'll take you to get to Key West, you've kinda missed the point."