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 […]
Inner Voices
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 […]
VIGNETTE
Landlords
STEAMERS
Unnatural Selection
TEACAKE’S TAKE
The Bites of Spring
OP-ED
There’s No Going Back
In search of recovering our ‘regular lives’
A recent exchange with a friend I hadn’t talked with in a while started in the usual way: “Hope you are doing well.” I’ve been thinking about his reply: “We’re […]
VIGNETTE
Amplified Music
STEAMERS
The Great Replacement
THE YEAR-ROUNDER
Meeting of the Minds
What a minor miracle a committee is
People have it easy on social media: they are always right. Sitting at home in their pajamas or underwear, drinking a beer — or two, or three — they can […]
