Inner Voices
THE YEAR-ROUNDER
Requiem for the Beech
What will we do when these eminently huggable trees are gone?
There is a sadness in Provincetown’s East End Dwyer Woods today. It is a beautiful morning, with bright sunshine and enough breeze to make the mosquitos work for their blood […]
HEALING
Remembering a Beloved Pediatrician
A bench at the Wellfleet marina stirs thoughts of Henry Seidel
I have planted three pink geraniums in the flower box next to Dr. Henry Seidel’s memorial bench at the marina overlooking Wellfleet Harbor. They are pink because I remember Dr. […]
INCIDENTALLY
Pretty in Pink
I was the only customer in the Truro Post Office when I pulled my mail out of our box and found it included a large rolled-up Manila envelope. I didn’t […]
VIGNETTE
Pollen Angel
STEAMERS
The Province Lakes
CASUALTIES OF WAR
Veterans Organizations Confront a National Suicide Crisis
For many in the military, asking for help is the biggest challenge
PROVINCETOWN — When Marine Corps veteran Craig Butilier was stationed on Okinawa in 2004, he told a recent meeting of the VFW here, “there were eight suicides in my unit.” […]
VIGNETTE
Down at the Pier
STEAMERS
Getaway
THE YEAR-ROUNDER
What Would Dune Charlie Have Said?
The proposed shack leasing rules put profit over preservation
Exactly 50 years ago, I met Charlie Schmid, or Dune Charlie, as he was known. He was what might have once been called a hermit, living by himself with his […]
OP-ODE
Provincetown and the Grecian Urn Dilemma
To a troubled American, the town offers a spiritual gift
Late in Covid’s first October, my wife and I stuffed three days of provisions into a picnic cooler, downloaded two long audio books, and drove from Austin, Texas to the […]
VIGNETTE
The Chickendales
STEAMERS
Destination Bus Stop
WATERCOLOR
Invisible Family
THE YEAR-ROUNDER
On Reading Moby-Dick
The annual library marathon symbolizes entry into a community of believers
Of all the human shortcomings I can think of, the one that irks me most is complacency. Of course, a healthy sense of self is a positive thing, but being […]
