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 […]
Inner Voices
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 […]
RIGHTS
Beyond Curb Cuts and Ramps
Fostering disability-affirming communities on the Outer Cape
The March 17 edition of the Independent had an important story about the Americans with Disabilities Act, “On the Outer Cape, the ADA Doesn’t Change Much,” by Michaela Chesin. Many […]
VIGNETTE
Early Birds
UP A CREEK
GoFundWellfleet
The select board dreams up incentives to help save the town
Wellfleet officials recently described the town’s financial records as “a ball of yarn continually unraveling” and told this newspaper that “more than 1,000 errors were corrected in the town’s books […]
