I have been invited to participate in a (virtual) panel discussion at Ian Edwards’s Art-Science-Climate Broto conference scheduled for May 16-17 in Provincetown. The topic is “Deep Time and Climate […]
Commentary
TEACAKE’S TAKE
The Riddle of the Mask
STEAMERS
Clamelot
“Clamelot” by A. Crock
IN AND OUT
Geoff
Observations of humans as they come and go from our town
ESSAY
If the Suit Fits
When Norman left his new outfit at Molly’s and Mary’s house
Norman Mailer’s new suit was hanging up in the Provincetown home of my employer, Molly Malone Cook, and her partner, the poet Mary Oliver. Molly and Mary were at that […]
DUNE TOWN
Lingo and its Discontents
Drawing by Daniel Dejean
STEAMERS
Clam-splaining
“Clam-splaining” by A. Crock
THE YEAR-ROUNDER
Story Time for ‘Locals’
Gather round for a genuine feeling of connection
You are three years old. You’ve just had a good dinner and some milk and cookies, brushed your teeth, been tucked into bed, and now Mom or Dad pulls up […]
VIGNETTE
Sun Globes
Sun Globes by Daniel Dejean
SKETCHBOOK
Great Horned Owl
‘Can you hear me?’ asks the great horned owl. We can.
In the deep January nights, when the light of the Wolf Moon falls like ringing iron through the trees, from Tom’s Hill and Cathedral Hill on either side of the […]
SUGGESTION BOX.
Suggestion Box by Mary DeAngelis
STEAMERS
When The Wild Doesn’t Call
NATURA VIVA
Witch Hazel
MILLION-YEAR PICNIC
Watching a Red Supergiant Die
One of Orion’s stars could blow any time now, or in 100,000 years
Betelgeuse — the star with the funny name. Maybe you know it from the 1988 movie Beetlejuice, about the eponymous poltergeist-for-hire. Or maybe you’ve heard the name in the news […]
