Kay B. Day

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BIOGRAPHY

I’m a journalist living in Jacksonville, Florida, and in my other life I’m a poet. In my best life I’m a wife, mom and friend.

I’ve provided articles, copy and content to places like The Christian Science Monitor, The Writer, Coastal Homes, The Florida Times Union, United Press International, Sky News and many others. I currently freelance a regular column for The Writer at the magazine Web site (“Web Savvy”). I one-up articles at many different places. I’ve written one nonfiction book, ‘Killing Earl.’ It’s a memoir about a mystery illness our younger daughter experienced. I’ve contributed to anthologies featuring poetry and nonfiction.

My poetry is published in journals like the magazine published by Florida Council of Teachers of English and on Web sites and in magazines like Foliate Oak,Pif, ByLine and Fairfield Review. It’s included in anthologies like 'Letters to the World' and in text materials created by an educational publisher. I’ve done poems on TV and on public radio. An exciting moment for me was reading at the U.S. Library of Congress for Florida Poets Arrive. My collection 'A Poetry Break' won several awards and it was selected by a bookseller’s organization as a nominee for poetry book of the year.

Last year I decided to come out of the political closet and write about politics. I’ve lost a few “friends” as a result but I’ve gained a large portion of my dignity in return. I knew that by doing this I would lose a few clients. I am, however, careful to keep politics out of the writing I do that does not relate to politics. I manage to anger members of both political parties and I would not be doing my job if I did otherwise. I am Editor of the Jacksonville/Duval FL blog at Red County.

If you really want to know more, or if you need a writer, email me by using the form on this website [link at the top of the page]. I get mountains of email from readers, and I really do try to answer them all. Sometimes I fail, so don’t take it personally. I always answer emails from editors and potential clients. I am a capitalist.

If you’re an aspiring writer, your best resource is the magazine The Writer. I’ve already disclosed I’m published there and I do the column online. But I read that magazine long before I was polished enough to do either. It’s the very best writing resource you’ll find in my opinion.

I invite you to visit my other pages:

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Kay Day pages at Media Bistro

Diary Entries

FreedomWorks contest turns up gems as winners

By Kay B. Day | 05/19/09

FreedomWorks sponsored a contest centered on the theme ‘I am an Entrepreneur.’ The contest required no entry fee and asked for both video and written submissions. The grand prize and second place winners received cash awards. Top winner in the video contest is D. Knight for the film ‘The Entrepreneurial Legacy of my Fathers.’ Top winner for the essay is Virginia Murr for ‘Dr. Steven Hicks, Cultivator of the... read more »

0 Comments | Related Topics »FLORIDA |

GOP Battle for US Senate Seat Heats Up

By Kay B. Day | 05/16/09

The race for retiring Republican Mel Martinez’s US Senate seat could not be more complicated. Start with Gov. Charlie Crist. He’s crafted a brand as politico of all persuasions. Shortly after his announcement, Crist picked up widely touted endorsements. At the moment, the Republican Party of Florida website looks like a Crist fan club. Sen. John Cornyn (R-Tex.), chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, endorsed... read more »

9 Comments | Related Topics »FLORIDA | National |

B of A shortfall: did matrícula consular card figure in financial industry woes?

By Kay B. Day | 05/07/09

Is the American taxpayer a victim of financial terrorism, or just plain fraud? Bank of America tops the headlines again with The Wall Street Journal reporting the bank faces a $34 billion shortfall in capital. BofA has received billions in bailout money, courtesy of the US taxpayer. What no one’s talking about are headlines from years past. In 2005 Business Week reported the bank joined 404 other institutions accepting the... read more »

0 Comments | Related Topics »Sarasota County (FL) |

Geert Wilders and the event that almost did not happen—Why?

By Kay B. Day | 05/01/09

By Shona Darress I attended the first annual Summit on Freedom of Speech held April 27 by the Florida Security Council. The keynote speaker was The Hon. Geert Wilders, Member of Parliament in the Dutch Government. But a Constitutional crisis came up within his government and he thought he would not be able to come, so the organizers scrambled to find another speaker. They found Lord Malcolm Pearson of the UK House of Lords. Subsequently, Geert... read more »

0 Comments | Related Topics »FLORIDA |

‘The Architect’ comes to Jacksonville

By Kay B. Day | 04/28/09

Mention the name Karl Rove, and your listeners fall into two camps: love or hate. Sen. John McCain’s (R-Ariz.) daughter Meghan is no fan of Rove, but many Republican faithful admire him and most knowledgeable observers consider him a significant player in both politics and history. I’ve often compared David Axelrod, President Barack Obama’s senior advisor, to Rove because both men have been vital strategists in getting... read more »

0 Comments | Related Topics »FLORIDA |

Duval Minority HQ gets special visitor on mission from RNC’s Steele

By Kay B. Day | 04/09/09

Shannon Reeves, director of state and local development for the Republican National Committee, came to Jacksonville Wednesday on a special mission. Florida state Representative Jennifer Carroll (Dist. 13) [pictured] said the Duval Minority Republican Headquarters, known as the Joseph E. Lee Club, is the “only club in the entire country that has its own headquarters.” The minority headquarters is adjacent to the Duval County GOP... read more »

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US funds Iran's nuke program: at odds with Supreme Court decision?

By Kay B. Day | 04/03/09

It came as no surprise to me when I read in The Wall Street Journal (Mar. 31) that Iran is among “four countries designated by the U.S. as terrorism sponsors” who are recipients of $55 million from a “U.S.-supported program promoting the peaceful use of nuclear energy…” You’d think that story would be up front and center in pop media, but it was completely overlooked. Nothing surprises me anymore. The really... read more »

0 Comments | Related Topics »FLORIDA |

Civil Rights Kerfuffle as Duval Dems and GOP Argue Over King's Politics

By Kay B. Day | 03/27/09

An action by the Duval County GOP aimed at correcting misinformation often conveyed in public school history classes-that the Republican Party was traditionally racist, and that all good things in civil rights legislation came from the Democratic Party-has sparked a kerfuffle in Jacksonville, and it relates to the top leader of the civil rights movement.That disagreement manifested recently when a Jacksonville attorney sent a letter to... read more »

2 Comments | Related Topics »Sarasota County (FL) | Miami-Dade County (FL) |

Obama's $144 Billion Tax Hike

By Kay B. Day | 03/26/09

A tax cut for "95%" of all Americans? Try a tax hike on 100%. The Tax Foundation, a nonpartisan organization with a brain trust that can actually make sense out of the US tax code, has published a report showing that a cap-and-trade system curbing greenhouse gas emissions would place an annual burden of $144.8 billion on American households. The average per household burden is projected at $1,218-about 2 percent of the average... read more »

0 Comments | Related Topics »National |

If it really takes a village, why aren't we talking about a dead child?

By Kay B. Day | 03/24/09

I saw a photo of Dayquone Hill for the first time on a cool Florida morning as I scanned my newspaper. He looked like a happy child-a broad engaging smile, big brown eyes, certainly not a shy kid. After reading about him, his story found a place in my maternal zone and remains there now. Dayquone was stabbed repeatedly with a pair of scissors when he intervened in an argument his mother was having with a man she knew. Dayquone's... read more »