Built in 1963, Kerouac lived at 5169 10th Ave. N with his third wife, Stella Sampas, and his ailing mother, Gabrielle. Credit: Photo by Arielle Stevenson
Local literary organization Wordier Than Thou hosts a weekend full of hauntings and history at St. Pete’s Kerouac House (5169 10th Ave.) to help us get in the Halloween spirit.

Guests at these events will take a tour throughout the home and with each room, they can enjoy an original short play produced by teams of local writers and actors. Tours run for about 45 minutes and happen between 6 p.m.-9 p.m on Friday and Saturday and 3 p.m.-8 p.m. on Sunday. A portion of the proceeds from these creative, yet spooky stories will benefit the non- profit of The Jack Kerouac House of St. Petersburg Inc.

Tickets for each tour—which happen Friday-Sunday, Oct. 13-15 —range from $20-$25 and can be purchased via Eventbrite.

When it’s not a spooky season, Wordier Than Thou hosts events that helpTampa’s fiction and creative non-fiction writers get their work out there. Its latest endeavor is a pop-up called “This Bookstore Kills Fascists” that brings queer and feminist works to events and businesses throughout Tampa Bay.  Subscribe to Creative Loafing newsletters.

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This article appears in Oct 5-11, 2023.

Kyla Fields is the food critic and former managing editor of Creative Loafing Tampa Bay who started their journey at CL as summer 2019 intern. They are the proud owner of a charming, sausage-shaped, eight-year-old...