A SHORT LIST OF MISTAKES STARTING WITH “OWL”: A Halloween Story
1. He had a lesson plan for the semester, but I had given him a novel featuring owls that I thought particularly fine and that, as his superior, I had made a strong case for to the exclusion of all...
View ArticleThe State of VanderWorld in 2022: Movie News, New Fiction, Political...
Composite trail cam photo from our yard, night of Jan. 29, 2022 Please do follow me on twitter, facebook, and instagram for rewilding updates, publishing news, goofiness, and silliness. My twitter and...
View ArticleWelcome to Tallahassee: The War on Reform by the Chamber, 4Tallahassee, and...
Jeff VanderMeer Why We Can’t Have Nice Things What do you do when you have enormous influence on city and county government and tons of money backing you but you can’t silence every voice of dissent?...
View ArticleWelcome To Tallahassee: Our 2022 Tallahassee / Leon County Voting Guide
Some of our recommendations: Kristin Dozier, Donna Cottrell, Josh Johnson, Jeremy Matlow,David O’Keefe, Damon Victor, Adner Marcelin, Will Crowley. (Shelby Green pictured below.) Candidate...
View ArticleWelcome to Tallahassee: I Questioned Special Interests $$$ in Local Elections...
Bugra Demirel is the treasurer of Grow Tallahassee and chairman of their PAC. While PACs must disclose donors, Grow Tallahassee does not have to disclose donors. GT makes a big deal of how their PAC...
View ArticleWelcome to Tallahassee: An Interview with County Commission Candidate Damon...
Damon Victor, independent candidate for county commission, District 3 Interview by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer Damon Victor is an independent candidate running in the 2022 District 3 county commission...
View ArticleYard Redesign For Wildlife
Our house, which is fully integrated with the native trees surrounding it; apologies for the crap myrtle… Jeff VanderMeer This weekend, I gave a talk on yard rewilding at Native Nurseries here in...
View ArticleWelcome to Tallahassee: Where Are the Grown-Ass Adults in Local Politics?
Justin Ghazvini posted this completely untrue screed on his public facebook page. He helped found Grow Tallahassee. by Jeff VanderMeer If you were to write a guide to Tallahassee local politics, you...
View ArticleWelcome to Tallahassee: Mayor John E. Dailey Is a Disaster
Is it unfair to blow up this city-credited photo of Dailey for this post? Well, it’s the kind of tactic he’s familiar with, so… yes Editorial – Jeff VanderMeer John E. Dailey has proven himself unfit...
View ArticleWelcome to Tallahassee: November Local Elections Voter Guide
Our picks: Josh Johnson, Kristin Dozier, David O’Keefe Amendments and Judges –We are voting no on all the amendments this year, for reasons articulated on Anna Eskamani’s 2002 Ballot Guidance page....
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