Sarah Mankiwski

“I have always been the weird girl, but their opinions must not touch Dad’s business. Somehow, I need to figure out what’s really going on.”… Read More »Cardboard Dollhouses

“I love my family dearly, but there is this amazing piece of land that needs somebody to care enough to keep it safe from development.”… Read More »Touching Grass

“I need answers now! What I saw today was a hallucination. It wasn’t real. It couldn’t be real. …The blood on my flip-flop says otherwise.”… Read More »Fight or Flight

“September 10, 2017 was when Hurricane Irma came ashore in Southwest Florida. My cousin Kimberly wanted to do a little storm chasing. I’m Matthew Philips.”… Read More »Phantom in the Wind

“What were we getting ourselves into? A dilapidated farmhouse? A feud? Ghosts? Reasonably priced homes are practically nonexistent, sure, but is this the right move?”… Read More »Soulmates Ever After

He is well qualified for the job, sure, but it is beginning to dawn on Oliver that he knows absolutely nothing about this subtropical environment.… Read More »Florida Man

“Aliens at Old Man Parson’s farm. Maybe not the smartest aliens, but aliens. Of greater significance, I had spent the evening talking to Morgan Merino.”… Read More »Incident at the Waffle House

Finally in Paperback! The paperback, 180 pages, is now available on Amazon for $9.99. Libraries and bookstores can order copies, if they wish. This past… Read More »What’s New?

Where is Grapefruit Grove located? In the imaginary world of my stories it exists on the outskirts of Orlando, Florida. As the name suggests, the… Read More »Grapefruit Grove

Interconnected Families, Entangled Lives. — For generations The Everlys have grown citrus on their vast holdings of land, south of Grapefruit Grove. Greening disease no… Read More »The Families

“I want to tell entertaining stories, while sharing a bit about the history that makes this land I have always called home special.” Sarah Mankowski… Read More »Florida’s History and Environment