What was I reading that day outside at the café that made me so quiet inside myself? I cannot recall, but I remember the feeling of stillness and receptivity, as […]
Inner Voices
INCIDENTALLY
Come From Away
A couple of years ago, my husband and I decided to take a February weekend getaway in Provincetown. We booked an inn — the Brasswood, lovely — and made the […]
VIGNETTE
Save the Wildlife
STEAMERS
Respect of the Dead
INKLINGS
Downtown, Family Week
THE YEAR-ROUNDER
You Are What You Eat
The challenge, as Thoreau said, is to ‘live deliberately’
On a warm, cloudless morning, I am crouched in the underbrush, the only sounds in the woods the song of a pine warbler, the whine of a mosquito, and the […]
INCIDENTALLY
Sushi Supervisor
It was late, around 9 p.m., when I walked out of Stop & Shop with my dinner: a crunchy shrimp sushi roll and a gingerberry kombucha. I sat right outside […]
VIGNETTE
Stepping Out in Style
STEAMERS
Deadbeat Landlords
AT THE MEAT RACK
Cruising With Family
OP-ED
Trying to Help and Getting It Wrong
What a painted pond turtle on Mill Road taught me
Driving down Mill Road in Eastham a few weeks ago, I spotted a painted pond turtle on the pavement. Being a human who has enjoyed enough success, by my modest […]
INCIDENTALLY
A Search Cut Short
Five of us had just finished dinner at Ross’ Grill and were meandering back to the West End of Provincetown, soaking up the colorful vibe of the crowd on a […]
VIGNETTE
Catch of the Day
STEAMERS
Bear Week
THE YEAR-ROUNDER
An Entangled Calf
Must baby whales be collateral damage for the tuna fleet?
The young humpback whale swam near his mother out on Stellwagen Bank in the Gulf of Maine. He had had many experiences in his young life, but that day three […]
