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SKETCHBOOK
Squid
DEAR INDIE
Surviving the Season of Joy and Anxiety
Whatever you’re feeling, stop and give it a little respect
We made it! Thanksgiving has been conquered. Now retailers large and small are bombarding us with snowy cheer, picture-perfect Douglas firs dressed up in color-coordinated balls and tinsel, and the pressure of that perfect gift to make your someone special happy this December, all at the best holiday price. So how do you survive this […]
sketchbook
Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo
“Wild Turkey”
Watercolor
At the Table
Teacake's Take
A Dog’s Thanksgiving
steamers
‘Call Me Salty’
in and out
‘Angie”
Observations of humans as they come and go from our town
VIGNETTE
Leaves
NATURA VIVA
Asclepias Seeds Leaving the Nest
Milkweed drifts toward a home for next year
IN AND OUT
Dale
Observations of humans as they come and go from our town
PROVINCELANDS
One Bird, One Man, One Boat
Watching a shorebird is like watching a comet: you have to trick your eye into detecting it. To find a comet, you look sideways at the sky until your peripheral vision — more powerful at night than your regular vision — picks out a blotch of white from the neater points of light around it. […]
island notebook
That Was Our Tonic
A grandfather’s resourcefulness and its rewards
Elmas Gustauvos Bowlin — or Dadda Bowlin — was a man respected by the entire community for his resourcefulness and way of life, and he was my own hero and mentor. I can still remember standing next to him as he met with Jamaica’s fourth prime minister, Michael Manley. Traditionally, most Jamaicans have a nickname […]
the observer
Sophie’s Choice at a Special Town Meeting
A fight that does not have to happen now
I think we all can agree that Sophie’s Choice was a great movie, but no one wants to be Sophie. At Provincetown’s upcoming special town meeting, however, the year-round community will experience something like it. Housing has been a long-standing priority as the town attempts to address the crisis, while the fire department has long […]
MOVEMENT
Overcoming the Smartphone Slump
Good posture can improve digestion, breathing, and even mood
It’s too bad so many of us are taught about good posture as merely a matter of virtue or aesthetics. Good posture is actually a matter of good health, starting with the fact that it reduces strain on your muscles and ligaments while positioning your joints correctly for movement. Most people know that poor alignment […]
