Working at Wellfleet Town Hall, I find that memories of growing up here come back easily to me. All it takes is a slight change in the light, a sound, […]
Inner Voices
VIGNETTE
Walking in a Winter Wonderland
STEAMERS
The Clam on the Lam
THE YEAR-ROUNDER
The Lesson of the Weeds
We are in a cold time. Everything is brittle and liable to breakage. Despair comes so easily. A few days ago, it was warmer, but still we were pummeled. The […]
VIGNETTE
Beware of Dog
STEAMERS
Never Pick Up Strange Animals
OP-ED
Six Hours of Suspense
Taking heart in South Korea’s resistance to martial law
I have gotten a dose of much-needed inspiration from what just happened in South Korea. In case you missed it, the political opposition there joined with members of President Yoon […]
VIGNETTE
Ducks in a Row
STEAMERS
Filter Bubble
KEEPING WATCH
How to Find Respite in a Topsy-Turvy World
Reflections of a retired English teacher
My old friend and colleague Marty at Blair Academy in New Jersey wrote the other day, saying, “Hope I can outlive this mess” and asking how I’m faring. I wrote […]
THE YEAR-ROUNDER
Time Rolls On in Lopes Square
It’s really a rectangle and, in summer, a six-ring circus
If MacMillan Wharf is the heart of Provincetown, then surely Lopes Square is its aorta, where thousands of visitors surge, pulse, and begin their journey into town. After their stays, […]
