Dear Reader: I am writing to you from the past, specifically late October. If this column manages to get itself written, edited, and published, it will appear in the issue […]
Inner Voices
ELECTION
The Reckoning to Come
“As is so with every story, once the end reveals itself the beginning and the middle can be understood anew.” —James Carroll (Constantine’s Sword, 2001) I’m reading James Carroll’s fascinating […]
VIGNETTE
Uncanny Rides
STEAMERS
Darkness Falls
VIGNETTE
The Ripening
STEAMERS
Working Stiff
THE YEAR-ROUNDER
The Last Swim
A land animal considers the joy and solace of immersion
Have you ever heard someone say that they were sorry they went for a swim? Neither have I. Even those hypothermic individuals hauled out of the water during this year’s […]
VIGNETTE
PortaFest
STEAMERS
Wrong Point
ON THE BALLOT
A Question for the County
Amending the county charter to increase efficiency and transparency
Massachusetts voters will consider five statewide questions on the Nov. 5 ballot. Barnstable County voters will have a sixth question to consider in addition to the statewide questions. Question #6 […]
LISTENING
We and the Land
Learning from Wampanoag lifeways
It was a Native voice I heard say, “Settlers practice their religion by going inside and talking to God. Native people go outside and listen to God.” I like that. […]
VIGNETTE
Cozy Cats
STEAMERS
Ding-A-Ling
THE YEAR-ROUNDER
Robert Finch: An Appreciation
In his essays, the essence of the Cape Cod life
Walking with my dog on an East End beach one breezy, overcast afternoon, I encountered two young men engaged in a photo shoot, complete with props, just above the tide […]
LETTER FROM ACROSS THE POND
Some Things I Know and Don’t Know
Questions about the West End’s dying salt marsh
I know that when I enter Provincetown’s West End salt marsh softly, without shoes, I feel certain that I am welcomed by something alive, something that wants to live. I […]
