A celebration of Gulf Coast culture in all its glory, this book is "filled with familiar places and endless wonder" (Florida Monthly). The tale begins in the muddy waters of Cook Bayou, located in the author's hometown of Panama City, Florida. The Wise Mullet's adventure takes him through the native sites and coastal wonders of the Florida Panhandle, where close calls and marvelous surroundings become part of his incredible journey. Now available in a new revised edition, children and adults alike will delight in this story about choices and meeting life's challenges that ""shares the wonders and wisdom of a Bay County boyhood" (Panama City News Herald).
Timothy A. Weeks is a Panhandle native and graduate of Baylor University. After residing in New Orleans' French Quarter for several years after graduation, Weeks worked for Teach For America in New York City. Living in Amsterdam, Brussels, Bangkok, Frankfurt and Zagreb over the last 10 years as a journalist, Weeks' writings range from high tech investment to restaurant reviews. Weeks, who comes from a proud commercial fishing family, still resides half of the year in Europe as a freelance journalist. Autumn and spring are spent along the Gulf Coast storytelling at schools and cast netting mullet.