The St. Augustine Experience

"We don't see the world as it is, we see it as we are." - Anais Nin

St. Augustine is such a unique and multi-faceted city.  As the "Nation's Oldest," we have our share of monuments, plaques, museums, and historical sites.  As a quaint, old-fashioned city by the sea, with horse-drawn carraiges, brick streets, and troubadours, we are certainly romantic and charming.  And of course, because of St. Augustine's tumultuous and mysterious past, we have plenty of paranormal experiences to go around.

One of the great challenges I've found during the course of writing this book, is to highlight each of these aspects of the St. Augustine experience.  And one way I've been able to do this is through the contrasting personalities of my main characters.

Alex has had several traumatizing experiences in St. Augustine, with many more to come.  Because her gift is to see the past, and St. Augustine's past can be very violent and mysterious, St. Augustine to her is often dark and frightening.

Sam, however, shelters herself from uncomfortable aspects of life.  A hopeless romantic, Sam is constantly orchestrating sentimental and sweet experiences for her guests.  To her, St. Augustine is a the most charming place in the world, the perfect place to fall in love.


Joe is restless, wild and rebellious.  Because Joe's gift is to see the future, she is constantly living in a youthful anticipation of things about to happen.  She lives her life with reckless abandon, determined to seek out St. Augustine's burgeoning bohemian underground movement.

But the truth is, St. Augustine is all of these things.  We see this city only through our own experience.  When we share those experiences- through storytelling, art, music, etc., we we get a more complete view of the truth.  Please share with me your experiences in St. Augustine...