In protest to the canalization of the river and its resultant damage to the habitat, Florida author Piers Anthony based the plot of the tenth Xanth novel, Vale of the Vole, around the straightening of the "Kiss-Mee River," an obvious parody to "Kissimmee."
Anthony wrote a letter to Jenny, proposing that he create a character patterned after her, in his next Xanth book, Isle of View.
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