Florida has more invasive species than almost anywhere else on earth. It is the kind of fact that sounds like an exaggeration until you look it up.
Issue 8 explores what it means to share a city with species that were never supposed to be here, and what happens when you start paying attention to them. From the iguanas that fall from trees during cold snaps to the pythons reshaping the Everglades, Miami is living with consequences that are easier to ignore than to solve.
Also inside: Ryan Wheelbarrow on delusion as a creative tool, a piece by Marcos Cappa of Fanzine Puerto Rico on Chef D’Carlo (the Puerto Rican chef, hunter, and one-woman army turning invasive species into culinary experiences across the island) an “In Their Own Words” feature with Uncle Scotchy, Serci Cox’s drawing column, a recipe from Read It & Eat It, an interview with Miami artist Lee Pivnik on cleaning Biscayne Bay one sculpture at a time, and an “On Our Radar” spread on Penelope Gottlieb, whose Invasive Species series layers John James Audubon’s 19th-century bird prints with the invasive botanicals he never painted.
