In 2007, Dorothy K. Fletcher retired after 35 years of teaching English in Jacksonville, Florida, and she discovered life as a writer. With her poetry already appearing in 78 literary journals, magazines, and anthologies, and her articles appearing in national markets like the Christian Science Monitor, she became a monthly columnist for the Community Sun Section portion of the Florida Times-Union. Dorothy has had 5 books published; The Week of Dream Horses (Green Tiger Press), a children's book; The Cruelest Months (Xlibris), a novel based on her experiences in an inner city school; Zen Fishing and Other Southern Pleasures (Ocean Publishing), a collection of poems and essays; Remembering Jacksonville:By the Wayside (History Press), a collection of her columns; and Growing Up Jacksonville:A 50s and 60s River City Childhood (History Press). Her sixth book was also published by History Press and is called Lost Restaurants of Jacksonville. It was released November 5, 2013. After the Community Sun section of the Times-Union was discontinued, Dorothy became a freelance writer. She and her husband Hardy love to travel, but much of their days are spent playing with their grandchildren who live nearby.
