On a cold night in October more than 50 years ago, the staff at Ciro & Sal’s restaurant was getting ready to close. It was after nine o’clock, there had […]
Inner Voices
VIGNETTE
Tantrum Time
STEAMERS
Showtime
LONG NIGHT’S END
Brood XIV and Me
The cicadas’ life cycle is a metaphor for resilience
The loveliest thing about periodic cicadas is their red eyes. Their wings are mottled in golden brown, like precious metal, lace over ebony. Certain insects become jewelry: scarab beetles, dragonflies, […]
VIGNETTE
Conclave
STEAMERS
Rabbit Season
THE YEAR-ROUNDER
A History Lesson
Reflections on a new book about what happened in Nazi Germany
As I have noted in this space in the past, World War II ended the year I was born, and I grew up Jewish in Harrisburg, Pa. with a continual […]
VIGNETTE
Just Married
STEAMERS
Jackson Pollen
OP-ART
Not Suckers
THE YEAR-ROUNDER
Walking the Dogs
The ‘movie stars’ of Provincetown and their fun uncle
The world is in disorder, our rights and freedoms are under threat, but some things remain unchanged: for one, dogs still need to be walked. Our dogs depend on us […]
VIGNETTE
Off to Nova Scotia
STEAMERS
Taking Out the Trash
ADAPTATION
Resilience Is About More Than Technical Skill
Bridging policy and neighborly presence in Provincetown
In conversations about coastal resilience, we often hear about engineering, infrastructure, and timelines. We rarely hear about the relationships that everything else depends on — the ones between people, between […]
