Inner Voices
OP-ED
Pier Dispute Calls for Mediation
The fight over longtime fishermen who face displacement
The Provincetown Public Pier Corp. board, all volunteers, is trying to bring consistent application of rules and regulations to the pier, as well as rate increases that will meet the […]
WATERCOLOR
George Floyd
The late George Floyd, against a background of all the states’ flowers.
THE YEAR-ROUNDER
Beech Forest Drama
How birders prepare their minds for beauty
They were feathered jewels moving through the trees, gifts from the Southern Hemisphere and our Southern states, most on their way north, here on the Cape for a few days […]
VIGNETTE
No You Go
OP-ED
A Time for Safe Communities
Raising voices to stop the heartless war on immigrants
Both the federal government and the state of Massachusetts are waging a heartless war on immigrants. While the Trump administration actively blocks asylum seekers, imprisons families, deports unaccompanied children, and […]
TEACAKE’S TAKE
Until Further Notice
Navigating by the Stars
Earthlings, We’re in a Cosmic Dance
Grace is good for when the planets align poorly
In terms of astrology, the planets can be seen as dynamic reference points. The angles, or aspects (square, conjunction, etc.), they make to one another create shapes of energy across […]
MEMORIAL DAY
With Poppies, We Remember
How a wildflower came to evoke lives lost in war
Even in our current predicament, there’s no stopping nature. The daffodils have come and gone, and now the beach plum is fully abloom. The lilacs have begun to release their […]
THE YEAR-ROUNDER
What I Will Miss
The pleasures and relentless energy of Commercial Street
I will miss the throngs on Commercial Street in the center of town: the hubbub, the chatter, the flow of people, the animated wave of humanity — young and old, […]
COVID PORTRAIT
Margot, week 9…
SURFING
We Live in a Stream of Moments
Seeking the place where there is room only for Now
The moment: a slice of time of uncertain length, liberated. A sampling of the river, defined not by length but by its content and significance. The internet says a moment […]
SKETCHBOOK
Clouds
MIDDLE SCHOOL MORNINGS
From the Daily Journals of Provincetown Students
Fears for family, but also gratitude and peace
For the first 10 minutes of each school day, the Provincetown Schools Middle Years students — grades six, seven, and eight —write in their journals about their experiences living through […]
POETRY
Scissors (for Max)
Slip a pair of scissors in your pocket, my son. Lace your thumb and pointer through the hand holds. Steady! Leave the realm of your home, out the front door, […]
