Commentary
THE YEAR-ROUNDER
A Higher-Stakes July 4th
Confronting instead of celebrating American history
The Fourth of July has come and gone and I am not quite sure what to make of it. There was celebration and merriment — always a good thing, I […]
VIGNETTE
Rumblebee
STEAMERS
Buggin’ Out
VIGNETTE
Independence Day
Naturists by Daniel Dejean
THE YEAR-ROUNDER
What Work Is
The existential costs of being unemployed
The first time I really focused on the story of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, I was about eight years old. The rabbi explained that the two […]
STEAMERS
Gazed and Confused
Gazed and Confused by A. Crock
TEACAKE'S TAKE
The New Roadside Trash
SKETCHBOOK
The Flags of Provincetown
QUEER ‘I’
Reflections on Gay Pride
The first march commemorating Stonewall was 50 years ago
Pride, being one of the seven deadly sins, has good and bad sides to it. It’s like patriotism. To the extent that it means self-love and self-respect, it’s essential and […]
THE YEAR-ROUNDER
A Dead Seal
The evidence of danger just beyond the beach
The immense corpse lay on its back on the upper beach, eyes heavenward, although unseeing. Its full abdomen, up-thrust chin, bristly whiskers, and jowly throat suggested a human quality; if […]
SKETCHBOOK
Gray Seal Pup
Mark Adams Sketchbook
STEAMERS
Table for Phase 2
Table for Phase 2 by A. Crock
VIGNETTE
Metamorphosis
LEZ IS MORE
Confession of a Former Southern Gentleman
Calling on women to check their ‘misses-ogyny’
“Remember, son,” he said with an earnestness that boggled my 10-year-old brain, “girls love it when you open the door for them.” It was my friend’s dad, and he was […]
