Last Friday night I joined a crowd in Provincetown’s beautiful town hall to celebrate the life and career of Charles “Stormy” Mayo III. With all those who were there, I […]
Inner Voices
VIGNETTE
Mother’s Day
STEAMERS
Free Stuff Season
LOCAL HISTORY
When Horses Roamed on Main Street
And all the Wellfleet kids had their own
The articles about keeping horses by Jack Styler and Katherine Rossmoore in the May 2 edition of the Independent brought back so many pleasant memories of a simpler time in […]
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
TRURO TOWN MEETING
The Rise of Misinformation
An online newsletter and Facebook work to fool voters
Over the past year, I’ve seen a rise in misinformation on Truro’s Facebook community pages, especially regarding affordable housing at the Walsh property. Some of it comes from the TruroNews.org […]
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 […]