New Published Feature Story by R. Michael Brown – A Land Remembered Comes Home

October 9, 2026.Reading time 4 minutes.

For a Hardee County rancher’s son, playing Zech MacIvey is not make-believe. It is family memory, Florida history and the open country still worth saving.

New Published Story by R. Michael Brown: The Little Town That Built Big Baseball Dreams

August 9, 2026.Reading time 3 minutes.

The Little Town That Built Big Baseball Dreams Heatland Living Magazine Article

Inside Avon Park’s extraordinary baseball legacy – from Babe Ruth to Hal McRae – New feature story by R. Michael Brown

Guide to America250FL Events in the Florida Heartland

July 2, 2026.Reading time 2 minutes.

Looking for America250FL events happening right here in the Florida Heartland? I’ve put together a guide to celebrations, parades, festivals, fireworks, concerts, and community events

New Published Story by R. Michael Brown: America 250 – How the Florida Heartland Helped Shape the Nation’s Story

June 3, 2026.Reading time 2 minutes.

American 250 in Florida. Long before fireworks lit the skies over central Florida cities, the Florida Heartland was already part of America’s story.

From Lake Placid to Hollywood

June 1, 2026.Reading time 2 minutes.

A blindfolded woman with a secret past reaches out in the dark, determined not to win a celebrity dating show. She can’t afford to be thrust into the limelight and have her identity exposed. Welcome to Hollywood Hookup, a new novel by Christy Swift.