By J.C. Bruce The Florida Writers Association, the state’s largest and most prestigious literary organization, has announced that my books Strange Currents and Mister Manners […]
The Strange Files
Woman Alarmed by Mysterious Krakow Pastry Lizard
By Alexander Strange This is a test. There are two images accompanying this article. One is a photograph of an iguana, a kind of lizard. The […]
J.C. Bruce
Strange Currents, Mister Manners Win Awards
By J.C. Bruce The Florida Writers Association, the state’s largest and most prestigious literary organization, has announced that my books Strange Currents and Mister Manners […]
THE STRANGE FILES — By Alexander Strange
Woman Alarmed by Mysterious Krakow Pastry Lizard
By Alexander Strange This is a test. There are two images accompanying this article. One is a photograph of an iguana, a kind of lizard. The […]
Coronavirus in Florida Claims an Entire City but the Mermaids Survived
Thousands of lives have been lost in Florida due to the coronavirus pandemic and now the disease has claimed an entire city. Thankfully, the mermaids […]
Florida Man Smiles, Waves at Camera as He Loots U.S. Capitol
Less than 24 hours after a failed coup attempt at the U.S. Capitol, the FBI and other police agencies have launched a massive manhunt for […]
God, Space Aliens and Demons Make Their Debut in Presidential Race
By Alexander Strange They say politics makes strange bedfellows. And it’s hard to imagine, with less than ninety days until the election, that it could […]
Jesus on a Tortilla–A Story from the Army of the Strange
All these stories about weirdness don’t come out of my imagination but from the pages of newspapers, wire services, police reports, and tipsters. One group […]
Sheriff’s Deputies Rush to Call for Help, but it Didn’t Add Up
“Help…Please…Get me out of here.” That’s the lettering on a yellow sheet of paper a maintenance worker saw in an apartment window in Naples, Florida. […]
J.C. Bruce
Strange Currents, Mister Manners Win Awards
By J.C. Bruce The Florida Writers Association, the state’s largest and most prestigious literary organization, has announced that my books Strange Currents and Mister Manners […]
Strange Currents, Mister Manners Win Awards
By J.C. Bruce The Florida Writers Association, the state’s largest and most prestigious literary organization, has announced that my books Strange Currents and Mister Manners have won both gold and silver medals in the 2021 Royal Palm Literary Awards. Strange Currents won first place in the category honoring the best published mysteries in Florida. Strange Currents is the fourth of a […]
Read moreA Question for Our Troubled Times: Do Snakes Poop?
I live on the edge of a nature preserve, and on Christmas Day I noticed a handful of bright green plants with ruby red berries blooming near my back yard. I was struck by the festive color combination, perfect for the holidays. But that delight was dampened when after a little online sleuthing I realized they are Brazilian pepper trees, […]
Read moreIn Opa-locka You Can Now Drop Your Drawers With Impunity
For years, the south Florida city of Opa-locka, already one of the most unusual communities in a very odd state, had one of the more bizarre ordinances on the books. The city, famous for its Moorish architecture and home to myriad CIA ops, including the Bay of Pigs invasion, had a strict dress code. It was illegal to show up […]
Read moreFowl Play at Louisiana Bank Sends Police on Wild Hunt
Don’t call it a manhunt. It’s a chicken hunt. Police in Walker, Louisiana are scratching around for a pesky fowl who has been harassing bank patrons. The bird has chased customers attempting to use the bank’s ATM and has even tried to invade cars using the drive-through facilities. The “aggressive chicken” is still on the loose, but police have issued […]
Read morePro Publica: The Killing of the Colorado River
By Abrahm Lustgarten Pro Publica On a 110-degree day several years ago, surrounded by piles of sand and rock in the desert outside of Las Vegas, I stepped into a yellow cage large enough to fit three standing adults and was lowered 600 feet through a black hole into the ground. There, at the bottom, amid pooling water and dripping […]
Read moreHow Trump’s Tax Cut Fattened the Wallets of the Ultrawealthy
By Justin Elliott and Robert Faturechi Pro Publica In November 2017, with the administration of President Donald Trump rushing to get a massive tax overhaul through Congress, Sen. Ron Johnson stunned his colleagues by announcing he would vote “no.” Making the rounds on cable TV, the Wisconsin Republican became the first GOP senator to declare his opposition, spooking Senate leaders who were […]
Read moreDateline Florida: Masking the Gunshine State’s Problems
By J.C. Bruce I have been assigned by Tropic Press to write this new periodic dispatch from the Gunshine State, an effort to provide a fair and balanced perspective on news emanating from this subtropical paradise that may seem confusing, confounding, and, perhaps, utterly crazy to outsiders. We’ll begin this unbiased and totally objective report with a look at how […]
Read moreWoman Alarmed by Mysterious Krakow Pastry Lizard
By Alexander Strange This is a test. There are two images accompanying this article. One is a photograph of an iguana, a kind of lizard. The other is not. Can you tell the difference? If so, your powers of observation are keener than some. Specifically, better than a woman in Poland who called the authorities when she saw an unusual object […]
Read moreFeds Exclude Thousands of Viable Businesses from Pandemic Relief
The Small Business Administration refuses to give pandemic relief loans to people who have filed for bankruptcy, even if their businesses can survive. By Lydia DePillis ProPublica Like every other storefront in downtown Lincoln, Nebraska, the Coffee House — a cavernous student hangout slinging espresso and decadent pastries since 1987 — saw its revenue dry up almost overnight last spring […]
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