Inner Voices
TRURO TOWN MEETING
For an Appointed Planning Board
The current elected board continues to advance an anti-housing agenda
As a lifelong Cape Codder striving to make a life in this community, I believe Truro must take bold steps to stem the housing crisis. That starts with fostering a […]
THE YEAR-ROUNDER
Where Does Courage Come From?
Shocked out of normalcy, our true selves are revealed
This morning I awoke after a good night’s sleep. After a hot shower, I had a hearty breakfast and a couple of cups of coffee, while I perused a magazine […]
SKETCHBOOK
Cape Cod Catboat on the Provincetown Quadrangle
The map and sailboat are my interpretations in walnut ink on Quadrangle for Provincetown, Mass., 1972: U.S. Geological Survey. My work is overlaid on Eugene Zhukau’s cyanotype print of “Town […]
FLAG-WAVING
Stars, Stripes, and Sneetches
The ‘People’s Convoy’ calls to mind a Dr. Seuss classic
Barreling northeast on I-35 from Austin to Dallas in early March, my sister, husband, and I tried to ignore the flag-festooned caravan in the right lane. But we couldn’t avert […]
ON POLITICS
Why Rob Galibois Should Be the Next District Attorney
Balancing punishment and prison with intervention and treatment
The role of district attorney is crucially important in our civil society. It offers a unique opportunity to protect citizens, help people when they need it most, and build a […]
VIGNETTE
Garden Helpers
VIGNETTE
Love Nest
STEAMERS
It Just Keeps Going and Going…
TEACAKE'S TAKE
Divinity II
COUNTY LINE
Remembering Susan Quinones
An advocate for human rights who inspired by listening
Cape Cod lost a powerful leader last week, and I lost a dear friend and colleague. Susan L. Quinones, Esq., who was coordinator for the Barnstable County Human Rights Advisory […]
HARD QUESTIONS
Existence and Nonexistence
A Four-Year-Old Considers Death and Rebirth
Around his fourth birthday, my son, Noah, started asking probing questions about life and death. It began innocently enough. He wanted to know if he would become a baby again. […]
TEACAKE’S TAKE
Rites of Spring
WATERCOLOR
Hero: Volodymyr Zelenskyy
THE YEAR-ROUNDER
Finding the Exquisitely Small, Pick by Pick
Under the microscope ‘is where the magic happens’
Standing on the beach the other night, I gazed up at the ink-black sky pierced with stars and found myself thinking about infinity — endless space going on and up […]
