The establishment of the first of January as the beginning of the “new year” is entirely artificial. A better date for a celebration would be the spring equinox — or […]
Inner Voices
KEEPING WATCH
Bearing Witness to Exploitation
Reflections of a retired English teacher
We live in a brutish world. The front page of the daily paper illustrates this truth every morning. We are confronted with the latest details about the suffering and death […]
VIGNETTE
Season’s Greetings
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 […]
