Inner Voices
VIGNETTE
Narcissus
TEACAKE'S TAKE
The Six Stages of Boredom
EPISTOLARY HISTORY
The Weight of Prejudice
Ellen LeBow responds to a half-century-delayed apology
Hi Ellen, You probably don’t remember me. We attended Camp Amik together back in the summer of 1968 or 1969. I was working as an au pair and you were […]
SKETCHBOOK
Beach Finds: Megaptera Novaeangliae
Humpback whale
OP-ED
Taking Down the Wreath
Oscillating between gratitude and hesitation
“Shouldn’t the wreath come down now?” asks one voice inside my head each time I pull in the drive. “No, it still looks pretty,” says the other voice. The berries […]
VIGNETTE
Spring Awakening
STEAMERS
Skin In The Game?
SKETCHBOOK
Signs of Spring
THE YEAR-ROUNDER
The End of the Hammer
A reflection on those who work with their hands
I hereby make a shameful confession: I don’t know which end of a hammer to pick up in order to use one. This leaves me in a predicament any time […]
VIGNETTE
It Was a Nice Spring
Steamers
Unassisted
Spring Reawakening
VIGNETTE
Noise Complaint
THE PLAGUE YEAR
A Covid Anniversary Gift
After a year of distancing, what did I have to offer friends?
We’re coming up on a year, now — a year of confusion, isolation, sadness, and readjustment. Anniversaries are a time of reflection. What does this one mean? There has been […]
