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Fringe Florida: Travels among Mud Boggers, Furries, Ufologists, Nudists, and Other Lovers of Unconventional Lifestyles Paperback – March 20, 2018

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"This picaresque slideshow definitely has its ear to the ground for the weird, wacky, and wonderful that is now our peninsula's chief cash crop. If you're looking for the outer orbits of America, come to Florida, and if you seek the Sunshine State's funky-drumbeat fringe, you can do no better than Lynn Waddell."--Tim Dorsey, New York Times best-selling author "Waddell takes readers to Florida's wild side, where strippers, swingers, bikers, exotic animals, and carnies enjoy sun-kissed lives in America's strangest state."--Trevor Aaronson, author of The Terror Factory: Inside the FBI’s Manufactured War on Terrorism "Lynn Waddell's riveting you-are-there reporting lives at the intersection where Florida's wacky subcultures and seamy undersides meet up. When you read this book, make sure you're standing over carpet--that way you won't hurt your jaw from dropping it so many times."--Craig Pittman, author of The Scent of Scandal: Greed, Betrayal, and the World's Most Beautiful Orchid "A fast, fascinating read. Waddell delivers ten surprising subcultures you might not dare visit on your own."--Lyn Millner, Florida Gulf Coast University

Florida has a titillating underbelly that few tourists ever see. Beyond the theme parks and the beaches lies a periphery most residents know about but--out of decorum or discomfort--prefer not to discuss. In Fringe Florida, Lynn Waddell explores the exotic, sensational, and sometimes illicit worlds of the oddest state in the nation.

Waddell takes the reader on a colorful journey to meet the most unconventional of Floridians in unbelievable and spectacular places. At Fetish Con, she befriends furries and pony girls. She travels to Cassadaga, the oldest active Spiritualist community in the South, where trained mediums converse with the dead, and to the Holy Land Experience theme park in Orlando, where one can eat a hot dog while watching a reenactment of the Crucifixion. She interviews the founder of the Leather & Lace Motorcycle Club, a Daytona Beach-area grandmother who hosts the club's annual gathering, welcoming scores of lady bikers to camp out on the lawn of her subdivision home. At an Animal Amnesty Day outside Busch Gardens, Waddell meets exotic reptile owners who give up their beloved-but no-longer-manageable pets and others who vie to take home the cast-offs.

If you’ve ever wanted to parade around on a pimped-out swamp buggy amidst a couple thousand beer-swigging mud boggers or fall asleep with a python hissing in your ear, been tempted to bring a Capuchin monkey in a stroller to a Little League game, or contemplated sitting on the beach waiting to be picked up by a UFO but couldn't quite bring yourself to such extremes, Fringe Florida is for you.

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Lynn Waddell is a freelance writer whose work has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, the Daily Beast, Budget Travel, the Christian Science Monitor, and the New York Times.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ University Press of Florida; Reprint edition (March 20, 2018)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 278 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0813064708
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0813064703
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.16 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.98 x 0.63 x 9.02 inches

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Lynn Waddell is a Florida-based author and award-winning journalist. Her first book, "Fringe Florida," explores unique subcultures of the Sunshine State. The non-fiction work is a national IndieFab award-winner (travel essay category) and was named "Best Journey into Florida's Underbelly" by Tampa's Creative Loafing alternative newspaper. Waddell has written for the Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, the New York Times, the DailyBeast.com, the Christian Science Monitor, the Birmingham News, and the Las Vegas SUN. She is currently working on her novel, "Desert Fish," a casino murder mystery set in Las Vegas. An Alabama native, Lynn lives in St. Petersburg, Fla. with her husband and golden retriever dog-daughter.

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Alex

10 observant essays about diverse Florida subcultures - a great read for those who like to keep an open mind

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 2, 2015

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Just for clarification: This is NOT a guide book of sorts, so if that is what you are interested in, this book may not be for you. What it IS, however, is a collection of 10 essays about subcultures you may come across in Florida, if you go looking for them. Or you might just stumble upon them, like I did years ago when unsuspecting little me unknowingly waddled into a nudist resort.If only Lynn Waddell's wonderful account of The Other Florida had already existed back then, it could have saved me a major surprise. :-)

Waddell's writing is wonderful, unassuming and honest, and she knows how to weave a compelling story. She is a great observer and manages to dive into these subcultures just deeply enough to bring them to the reader in their entirety, but who doesn't get sucked in so hard that she could lose her keen eye. Respectfully and with an eye for detail she introduces 10 less than usual worlds to the interested reader, and if you, too, are willing to keep an open eye and an open mind, this book will likely delight you as much as it did me.

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Nerdy Girl 42

So much fun... Jump in and let's go for a ride!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 8, 2015

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I read this book as part of a local book reading club called "Critical Drinking". As you can imagine this club is a bit different then others of it's kind.

I must say the moment I saw the cover I thought, this is going to be good. I can tell you I wasn't let down one bit :). Lynn's ability to get people to open up and share parts of their life that I am sure even people close to them might not know is amazing.

I live if Florida and sometimes you forget some of the strange and bizarre things that can be happening around you and also those things that you think... "I want to find out more about that".

If you are interested in going on a journey, this is the book for you!

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James D. Collins

" This book is like a Florida shaped gift basket of nuts

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 1, 2014

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I remember an episode of the X-Files where deputies kept saying to Mulder "Don't all the nuts roll downhill to Florida."

This book is like a Florida shaped gift basket of nuts. Some sweet honey baked pecans, some cashews and the occasional jaw-cracking nut wrapped in tinfoil you can't quite identify.

If you don't like the nut you are on keep turning pages. A new nut will show up soon. Just like the real Florida.

At some point the nuts in Florida will reach a critical mass and probably get kicked out of the country.

If you have read this book you will be able to nod your head on that day and say "Ah yes, it was inevitable."

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twags77

A wonderfully creative view in to the colorful life of Floridians

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 28, 2014

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A wonderfully creative view in to the colorful life of Floridians. Although I was not new to Florida fringe I was delighted in the light that Ms. Waddell cast on the lifestyles. It was a unique journey in to a world that is not typical and the author did an outstanding job of setting the stage with wit and a lack of judgement for the individuals she observed. True professional journalism. Thanks for a great read!

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Susan A. Waddell

Unique and well researched

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 21, 2013

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Ever wonder what it would be like to visit a nudist colony, ride with a biker gang or race a mud buggy? This book might be the best way to find out. Wonderful writing and many laugh out loud moments as the everywoman author and her husband walk on the wild side in Florida. This book is distinguished by its background research and by the humor and tolerance of the author as she explores some alternative Florida lifestyles.

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Jenn

Nice weather + beaches= let the goodtimes roll

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 28, 2014

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I absolutely loved this book, Fringe Florida A.K.A a voyeur's guide to alternative lifestyles in the sunshine state. The author did an amazing job conveying each situation with respect and a stellar sense of humor and an overwhelming message of, "Whatever blows up your skirt-- whether you chose to wear one or not." Well done.

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Romeos mom

Interesting

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 25, 2013

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Interesting book. However I grew up in south Florida so I knew many of these "facts". I would consider living elsewhere if I didn't know the entire state is not this wacky.

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Jon

Fun read.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 17, 2013

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If you are interested in strange, well maybe I should say different folks in Florida, read this one. It is lots of fun and very interesting.

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Joel Holosko

Interesting

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on January 31, 2014

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this book was great interesting and not too deep. perfect for a casual read to fill my time. Would love if there were different states I could explore.

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