Freelance writer Chuck Manson and his wife have been downsizing. During the course of their journey around the collapsing Southwest Florida real estate market they say they saw many things that left a lasting impression. He told us he was compelled to record these impressions. Here’s his essay:

Freelance writer Chuck Manson and his wife have been downsizing. During the course of their journey around the collapsing Southwest Florida real estate market they say they saw many things that left a lasting impression. He told us he was compelled to record these impressions. Here’s his essay: