Angela Yuriko Smith

The Panhandle Focus was published by Angela Yuriko Smith from August 2015 to July 2016 and consisted of 16 issues. The stories were mainly written by Rachel Reese and covered topics of local interest. Other contributors included Angela Yuriko Smith, Robin Wiesneth, Loren Boyer, Rachel Miller, Cynthia Luvbabyluv, Gina Marini, Kyra Kile, Ryan Smith, Shannon Rasmussen and Suva Ang Mendoza. Proceeds from the sale of the printed archives goes to New Beginnings Animal Sanctuary in Niceville. Read about New Beginnings Animal Shelter in the September 15, 2015 issue included.

A young news reporter, Mae seeks to find a sense of worth in breaking a good story. She risks, and loses, everything to achieve that goal. When she feels there is nothing left for her, the chaff blows away and her true purpose is revealed. Sometimes who we think we are and who we think we should be are at opposite ends of the spectrum. The end of Mae, she discovers, is only the beginning of everything.