Commentary
VIGNETTE
Hide and Seek
STEAMERS
House of Cards
THE YEAR-ROUNDER
Unthinkable Thoughts
Facing our own finitude takes courage
Some things are difficult to think about. The difficulty could lie in their complexity. I can’t wrap my brain around quantum mechanics, black holes, or the Electoral College. But other […]
VIGNETTE
Back to the Garden
STEAMERS
Pedi-Cure
VIGNETTE
Summer Mansions
STEAMERS
Spring Season
THE YEAR-ROUNDER
New Bird in Town
The ravens are back, and they are building a nest
We are more than halfway through April, and the air is already full of birdsong. It seems every other bush in town hosts a song sparrow, lustily bellowing his qualifications […]
VIGNETTE
Town Meeting
STEAMERS
Life in the Slow Lane
MEANWHILE IN THE EAST END
On another gray day in Provincetown
VIGNETTE
New Neighbor
STEAMERS
Long Road Home
THE YEAR-ROUNDER
Waiting for the Tody
A little Puerto Rican bird that expanded my world
I fell in love with the little bird long before I saw it. Maybe it was the name. I was on a plane to Puerto Rico, studying the Princeton Guide […]