weird news Archives - J.C. Bruce

What? Pythons Weren’t Enough? Now Dangerous Snails?

Giant African land snails have been spotted on Florida’s east coast prompting officials to place a quarantine on Broward County. The snails can grow up to eight inches in length, have pointy

June 29, 2023

Strange Critters

Guest Commentary: ‘Get Strange’ Turns the Tropics into a Mystery Setting

The Naples Daily News did a feature on books from local authors that should be on everyone’s Christmas list. This portion was about my Strange Files series. By Harriet Howard Heithaus NAPLES

June 25, 2023

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Woman Alarmed by Mysterious Krakow Pastry Lizard

This is a test. There are two images accompanying this article. One is a photograph of an iguana, a kind of lizard. The other is not. Can you tell the difference? If so,

March 22, 2023

JCBlog

Further Evidence the Loch Ness Monster Could Still Be Lurking

By J.C. Bruce We now have additional evidence that the Loch Ness Monster may be real. Not eyewitness evidence, mind you, in the sense that somebody actually saw Nessie. Let’s instead call

January 16, 2023

JCBlog

Looking for Something to Read? Check Out This List

I belong to a wonderful book club based in Dayton, Ohio, the birthplace of aviation and home of the Dayton Literary Peace Prize. At our most recent annual retreat, one of our

June 25, 2022

JCBlog

West Virginia to America: Kiss This!

West Virginia’s governor, Jim Justice, recently ended his State of the State address by telling singer Bette Midler to kiss his dog’s ass. Justice was responding to a swipe at West Virginians

February 2, 2022

The Strange Files

Never Stiff Your Bartender

Never stiff your bartender. That’s the lesson from how police were able to find and arrest the hooligans who burned Key West’s famous Southernmost Point landmark in the early hours of New

January 16, 2022

The Strange Files

In Opa-locka You Can Now Drop Your Drawers With Impunity

For years, the south Florida city of Opa-locka, already one of the most unusual communities in a very odd state, had one of the more bizarre ordinances on the books. The city,

October 28, 2021

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Fowl Play at Louisiana Bank Sends Police on Wild Hunt

Don’t call it a manhunt. It’s a chicken hunt. Police in Walker, Louisiana are scratching around for a pesky fowl who has been harassing bank patrons. The bird has chased customers attempting

September 6, 2021

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