[penci_text_block block_title_align="style-title-left" custom_markup_1=""]I was ready to start the day, my eyelashes coated with thick mascara, skin hidden behind a mask of foundation, fingers littered...

Soon after Hurricane Michael, the first Category 5 hurricane to strike the contiguous United States since 1992, disrupted the Florida Panhandle during mid-October of last year, my dad's job sent him there...

My family and I went to Bethany beach in July. I didn’t know what to expect originally when my parents told my siblings and me we were traveling to Delaware. I think of beaches when I hear “Florida,”...

I’ve found that I gravitate to Capen Rock Park for my photography. The pine trees’ hulking stature has a way of making me feel small; they seem to go on forever. During sunset, light streams through...

“Get the one where I am laughing.” "I can’t be looking at the camera; it's supposed to be candid.” “Let’s fake smile and look at each other.” These are the comments every time I dare offer...