I’ve been smoking cigars for over ten years now. Living in Florida provides me the luxury of doing it often, usually outside with the sun on my shoulders and time to spare. What started as a casual habit quickly became something deeper. A good cigar slows everything down. It gives you space to breathe, think, and remember. Sometimes it feels less like a hobby and more like a ritual.

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That quiet space brought something unexpected with it. Stories. The kind that feel older than memory. Like folk tales passed around between generations. Cryptids whispered about in dark corners. Legends with just enough truth to make you wonder. I found myself drawn to that world just as much as the cigars themselves.

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So I built this place. Leaf & Lore is part review site, part archive of strange stories. It's where smoke meets mystery. Where the taste of a cigar sits side by side with the tales that linger long after the fire's out.

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If you've ever lit something up and felt like it meant more than just smoke, you're in the right place. Pull up a chair, pour a drink, and stick around a while. There's always another story coming.