Inner Voices
THE YEAR-ROUNDER
The Season of Winnowing
Searching for beauty and completeness on the winter beach
This is the season of winnowing. The wind-scoured streets and what stubbornly remains remind us that we are all just — yes — hanging on. Winter is a test for […]
VIGNETTE
Winter Wave
STEAMERS
Ahoy Oligarchy
WATERCOLOR
The Palace Becomes a Circus
RECKONINGS
The Unfinished Work
Dr. King’s last question remains: ‘Where do we go from here?’
The unfinished work that Abraham Lincoln referred to in the Gettysburg Address has been on my mind lately, as have the words of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. […]
VIGNETTE
Oh Deer!
PORTRAIT
A True American
THE YEAR-ROUNDER
Charmed by the Wild World
A glimpse beyond our tame lives
It is the darkness itself that is so humbling, so profound — pitch black and dark as death. Driving through Truro on a January night, there is an otherwise lunar […]
VIGNETTE
Unexpedited
STEAMERS
Wishless
FIRST SNOW
A Child’s Christmas in Wellfleet
Hand-me-down boots, peppermint sticks, and a rose-scented kiss
Working at Wellfleet Town Hall, I find that memories of growing up here come back easily to me. All it takes is a slight change in the light, a sound, […]
VIGNETTE
Walking in a Winter Wonderland
STEAMERS
The Clam on the Lam
THE YEAR-ROUNDER
The Lesson of the Weeds
We are in a cold time. Everything is brittle and liable to breakage. Despair comes so easily. A few days ago, it was warmer, but still we were pummeled. The […]
