FORUM Magazine: Fall 2020 – Alone Together: Stories of Florida in a Time of Crisis

Vol. XLIV, No 3 Fall 2020

Table of Contents:

• Days of Trouble, Days of HOPE – What we can learn as we look back at other times of crisis in our state’s history. By Gary Mormino.
• Alone, Together – A Self-Portrait of Florida in a Time of Crisis – Floridians document in words and photographs how they have coped during this pandemic. Introduction. By Jacki Levine.
• How Children Cope When Dad Is on The Frontlines – One mother talks about teaching her young daughter lessons in caring to help her understand what Daddy’s doing when he can’t come home. By Nila Do Simon.
• Portraits of A Pandemic – In her poignant text and photographs, photographer Tina Russell documents the lives of Tampa Bay residents as they deal with isolation. By Tina Russell.
• The Poetry of Quarantine – A Florida Humanities contest unlocks the soaring creativity of high school students. Meet the poets who processed the troubling time of the pandemic through poetry. By Keith Simmons.
• Heritage Kitchen – Taste of Our Journeys, A flavorful blending of cultures –  Meet Michelle Bernstein: This acclaimed South Florida chef, restaurateur and food show host celebrates the South American and Jewish tastes of her family’s culinary traditions. By Dalia Colón.
• Florida By Design – The tales they could tell – We visit Florida’s fish camps, living monuments to the history that has unfolded along the banks of the state’s waterways. By Charlie Hailey.
• State of Wonder – An oasis for birds…and us Orlando’s Lake Rowena at Harry P. Leu Gardens offers a sanctuary for visitors, both avian and human. By Elizabeth Randall.

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