Inner Voices
VIGNETTE
Pot Luck
Inspired by reports received by the Indie’s editors of items left behind by summer visitors, ranging from an Italian vermouth to a half-empty bag of marshmallows, a tin of caviar, […]
OP-ED
Save the Endangered Cottage Colonies
Small, simple houses represent a viable housing option for the Outer Cape
For the past few months, I’ve read with consternation about plans for 17 Coast Guard Road in Truro, which is currently home to the late-1950s Hi-Land View cottage colony. The […]
NAVIGATING BY THE STARS
A Full Moon in Pisces Lights the Way
You may now reap what you’ve sown, spiritually, if not financially
As we wrap up the summer here at land’s end, a full Moon in Pisces lights the way forward. Pisces represents spiritual and emotional growth. It is the last sign […]
VIGNETTE
Pied-à-terre
STEAMERS
Happy Labor Day
THE YEAR-ROUNDER
Reflections on Carnival 2022
Provincetown witnesses the exuberance of emancipation
One day a few years ago, I sat in the office of Provincetown’s director of public works. I saw on the wall what can only be termed a flow chart: […]
VIGNETTE
Summer Love
OP-ED
Stop the Weapons, End the War
Now is the right time to pursue peace in Ukraine through diplomacy
Set aside for a moment your worries about inflation, Covid variants, mass shootings, climate change, and Supreme Court decisions, and consider instead the ongoing war in Ukraine. Now in its […]
GOOD FIGHT
In Provincetown, the Patriotism of Monuments and Freedom
How the virus of extremism denies the everyday truth of what we share
It’s not unusual, on a walk in Provincetown, to be reminded of townspeople’s military service. There’s the Civil War Monument in the cemetery, the World War I Doughboy statue in […]
VIGNETTE
Beach Party
THE WORKS
Going Undercover
THE YEAR-ROUNDER
Just My Opinion
How to comprehend the incomprehensible
A column is a supporting structure. It can be made of wood, brick, stone, or marble. Columns support grand temples and meeting places, like the Parthenon. But a column can […]
NAVIGATING BY THE STARS
Virgo Offers Tough Love
The retrograde-inspired revolution begins within
With much ado about nothing and plenty of lamenting by Leos that their “birthday month” is over, the unstoppable Sun slides into Virgo, maiden of the zodiac. Typically depicted holding […]
