Ernest about writing

Just as appealing as some sun & ocean views last week was the chance to tour Ernest Hemingway’s home and writing studio in Key West, Fla., where he lived and wrote for about a decade.

If you’re interested in Hemingway and planning your own Key West visit, be sure to also take a look at The Key West Museum of Art & History in the Custom House. It’s not a big museum, but its Hemingway room includes some good memorabilia, including the author’s well-worn boxing gloves, his bloodstained World War I uniform, and--most memorable of all--a handwritten grade-school essay from his childhood. At the end of it, little Ernest declares his life goals: to travel and be a writer.

-- Ron Kovach, senior editor, The Writer

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