Richard Adicks, a sixth-generation Floridian, grew up in Lake City and now lives in Lakeland. He studied at the University of Florida and Tulane University and has taught English at Rollins College, Tulane, Georgia Tech, the University of Central Florida, and Africa University. Besides articles on literature and Florida history, he has written a history of Oviedo, Florida, where he and his wife, Mildred, lived for several years.
