Inner Voices
STEAMERS
Ho, Ho, No
WATERCOLOR
Stop
FESTED
Reflections on a Crowded Day in Wellfleet
This year’s OysterFest had a feeling of recovery from an illness
In October I experienced my third OysterFest as a Wellfleet resident. I thought I should volunteer, and I worked stamping entrants’ hands (the ink lasts longer on the inside of […]
VIGNETTE
Letter to Santa
STEAMERS
Outlaws
THE YEAR-ROUNDER
Entropy Disrupted
Friends and helpers bring order out of chaos
“It’s always something” is a common phrase loaded with meaning. At my place it is the rule. Why is everything always breaking? And what am I to do about it? […]
PREGNANCY AND PROTEST
Haranguing the Vulnerable Is Not ‘Pro-Life’
The root causes of abortion need to be addressed
A “pro-life” organizer working with the Texas-based group 40 Days for Life recently staged 40 days of prayer vigils outside Health Imperatives, the only reproductive health clinic on Cape Cod. […]
VIGNETTE
Time for a Cat Video
STEAMERS
Dejoyous
CEREMONIES
A Treasury of Christmas Lists
The joy and sadness of an annual ritual
I’ve always envied people who keep a journal. What a marvel — to be able to look back, hear your own voice of years ago, and know what mattered most […]
VIGNETTE
Grumpy Day
STEAMERS
Jolly Folly
CORRECTIONS
On Making Changes at the County Jail
We need more treatment at every level for the mentally ill
The Independent’s Nov. 16 article “Bridges Granted Pretrial Probation After 4 Months of Incarceration” [page A8] pointed out the tangled relationship between our current mental health and criminal justice systems. […]
THE YEAR-ROUNDER
Looking for the Blackbird
A futile search yields other breathtaking sights
That damn yellow-headed blackbird: I just couldn’t find it. As William von Herff reported in last week’s Independent (“Rare Birds in Truro,” page B8), this rare Western bird was first […]
