The Putnam Possum

27/07/2023

The Possum can’t even believe this is a thing, but here we are.

05/07/2023

19/06/2023

Happy Juneteenth!

Take a look at the great new art by Rikki Judson that we dispersed at the Palatka Juneteenth Community Cultural Event

15/06/2023

“Juneteenth is an opportunity to commemorate and celebrate our freedom, and to recognize those who were enslaved. Come out and enjoy yourselves under one umbrella. It’s a celebration!” - Lafarrah Davis

“We get to socialize with different businesses and organizations all while uniting together for one common cause. We get to see what we have in our community.” - LaToya Robinson

Don’t miss this event! Saturday 12-5 at Palatka Jr - Sr High School!

Quotes are from The Putnam Possum Issue 6, at https://putnampossum.substack.com/p/6-lafarrah-davis-on-empowering-the

12/06/2023

Come celebrate with the community!

03/06/2023

It’s official! The authors and cartoonist of The Putnam Possum will be at The 3rd Annual Juneteenth Community Cultural Event!

Come stop by and say hello! We will have prizes and cartoons and petitions for change!!

The event is FREE & Open to the Public, and will be held on Saturday, June 17, 2023, at the High School (302 Mellon Rd. Palatka, FL.).

The celebration is to highlight entrepreneurs, authors, businesses, civic and community organizations as we the community observe and commemorate the emancipation of African American Slaves. “A Time to Commemorate, Educate and Take Action”

22/04/2023

Happy Earth Day 2023!

New issues of The Putnam Possum drop next week!

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24/03/2023

BREAK A LEG EPISODE FIVE coming this weekend!

12/03/2023

La’Farrah Davis and LaToya Robinson join the Putnam Possum for a deep dive on all things Heart & Soul. Kick back and enjoy this read over your Spring Break. It’s a really good one.

LaToya Robinson and I chatted with the organizer behind Juneteenth, Break a Leg, Saved By The Mask, and much more.

06/03/2023

LaToya & I chatted with La’Farrah Davis about Break a Leg, Juneteenth, The Lion King, Saved By The Mask, and more by The Heart & Soul Youth Fine Arts Club! More info in comments!

14/02/2023

For the love of schools, check out our new Valentine's issue!

Plus, some wise words on Valentine's, courtesy of our favorite cartoon possum.

08/02/2023

SCHEDULING NOTE:
As you can probably tell by now, I’ve been having trouble hitting that Monday deadline for each new issue of The Putnam Possum.

Sometimes the new issue will debut Wednesday. Sometimes Friday. I’m unsure when this one will be ready, but I am working on it, and upcoming issues, every day.

My goal is, by the time we hit our quarter issue ( #13), we will have some semblance of regularity for the schedule. In the mean time, please bear with me. Each issue takes a bit longer to cook than I realize, but I know I’ll get better at that.

Thank you for your patience, and for reading The Putnam Possum. We have a lot of great features in store.

02/02/2023

Thanks to all who contributed to this issue!

Read issue 4 here: https://open.substack.com/pub/putnampossum/p/4-florida-keeps-its-thumb-on-the

Next time we enter DeSantisLand! Lord help us.

02/02/2023

Issue 4 is up! Substack calls it an 18-minute read so dig in, there’s some meat on those bones.

Jennifer Reed Cox talks school inequities, and Mike interviews statewide progressive activist Susan Smith.

25/01/2023

And now we have issue 3! We hope you enjoy! Join us again Monday for #4 & 5!

Plus, reflections on MLK Day 2023.

25/01/2023

Our new issue is finally here! Thanks for waiting for us! We hope you're entertained and informed by it. See you later today for issue three!

Our first look at current events in Putnam County.

21/01/2023

Issues 2 & 3 out Monday, January 23
Issues 4 & 5 out Monday, January 30
Back on schedule with Issue 6 on February 6!

Much thanks to Rikki Judson and the readers of The Putnam Possum during this time.

If you would like to write an editorial for a future issue, please submit to [email protected] . We could definitely use two or three more talented writers with something to say, these next few months.

As another special treat, here’s Rikki’s amazing piece for MLK Day that should have been out on time if I hadn’t been sick. It will appear officially in issue 3. I’ve certainly been thinking about the good Reverend Doctor a lot this week given DeSantis’ attack on African American studies.

See you Monday!

18/01/2023

Mike, here. What a rocky start for our little newsletter. I’ve been sick for the past five days. The Putnam Possum will be out as soon as I’m well enough to work on it! We hope it is worth the wait. Thank you for your patience!

13/01/2023

Thank you for the warm welcome this week!

We are playing dead until Monday, when we will have TWO new issues out! Our first NEWS issue and our first GUEST issue!

In the mean time, here’s a sneak peek at Issue 2‘s art! Enjoy your weekend!

09/01/2023

Today, we begin our 52-week journey to provide news, views, and toons for Putnam County and the state of Florida! Click through and subscribe!

What this is, who we are, why we're doing this.

22/12/2022

Hey, folks! We’re glad you found us. We launch January 2, 2023. We will present news, views, and toons for Putnam County and the State of Florida. More details to come.