PROVINCETOWN — Nothing in life is perfect. I woke up this morning unrefreshed. The weather has been too damn hot, even at night. I ran out of full-strength coffee and […]
Inner Voices
OP-ED
Walking the Cape Cod Camino
An exercise in reflecting on systemic racism in a privileged community
WELLFLEET — In the middle of the current racism pandemic, many of us who are not black or brown — who do not worry that our sons will be murdered […]
NAVIGATING BY THE STARS
A Lot Gets Revealed by the Light of the Corn Moon
And it’s full in Pisces, so dream on
Have you ever heard the wolf cry to the blue corn moon? Or a coyote, maybe? Named by the Algonquin tribe to mark the corn husking season, the Corn Moon, […]
SKETCHBOOK
Sunset: August’s Sweet Ritual
VIGNETTE
Final Round
STEAMERS
Right On Time
OP-ED
Reasons to Reopen the Provincetown Schools
In-school learning is what’s right for this community
The Provincetown Schools plan to open next month with online learning only — at least, for the foreseeable future. At the same time, other Outer Cape schools are opening with […]
ADDRESSING A GRIEVANCE
USPS Protest
Laurie Veninger stands up for “de-mail” at the North Truro Post Office with Ira Brodsky and Mark Enright. Veninger said other members of Indivisible Outer Cape gathered at post offices […]
STEAMERS
Virtual Carnival
Virtual Carnival by A. Crock
THE YEAR-ROUNDER
The American Dream
Recognizing a broken system for what it is
PROVINCETOWN — The American Dream rides high out on the gray waters of Provincetown Harbor this morning in the form of an immense yacht. Actually, I can see five yachts […]
OP-ED
Quahogs and Culture Change
Having the courage to ask for help
EASTHAM — The quahog fritters were sensational. In the kitchen of this house I’d known for 68 years and had quietly rattled about in for three and a half months, […]
VIGNETTE
Meteor Shower
KARMA AND DOGMA
Taking Stock of What We’ve Done to Young Children
The pandemic gives new evidence of how play helps children cope
A friend who used to do a lot of substituting in Outer Cape schools once described a scene in a classroom for four-year-olds that was well-designed for all kinds of […]
