The waves were perfect for learning to surf. Knee to waist high, soft and gentle, breaking slowly over an old flat reef now buried in fine white sand. The water […]
Inner Voices
OP-ED
It’s Time to Join a Global Conversation
The United Nations has issued a universal invitation
A “global conversation” has just been launched by the United Nations with a universal invitation to people all over the world to join. It’s called UN75, and it marks the […]
REMEMBERING NAPI
Napi’s in Black and White
Jamie Demetriou pays homage to Napi in black and white
THE YEAR-ROUNDER
Napi: An Appreciation
Back in 1969 we acquired a street dog named Napi. He was a real son of a bitch. I wanted to call him Walt (Whitman), but the name just wouldn’t […]
REMEMBERING NAPI
An Elegy for Napi
As a boss Napi Van Dereck was a terror. At least in the old days when I bussed at the restaurant. Each evening would find him hunched like a hawk […]
The Horrors and Hopes of Another Christmas
I am dreaming of a Commercial Christmas, just like the one we have every year. You are a hard one to shop for: you have everything, maybe two of everything. […]
ROAD POET
Metter
This is for my second hometown I said this poem is for my second hometown Metter, Ga. It’s OK if you have to google it The first time I went […]
PROVINCELANDS
A Winter Dune Shack Vacation
Coming home is part of the magic
The driving rain and howling winds hardly registered as we moved towards our rendezvous at Race Point beach. Our excitement was too strong; no amount of inclemency could put a […]
SKETCHBOOK
Winter Trees
“Winter Trees” by Mark Adams
OP-ED
Fighting Darkness in the Season of Lights
Don’t underestimate the power of individual action
The holiday season surrounds us with all kinds of lights: from the soft glow of candles to colorful bulbs and pyrotechnics shot into the midnight sky. They embody the spirit […]
THE YEAR-ROUNDER
Shhhh: A Love Letter
The library is a place where we can just be ourselves
I love my library. It is a beautiful building in a beautiful town. A beautiful building that happens to be full of books — rooms and rooms of books, shelf […]
VIGNETTE
Winter Hunting
“Winter Hunting” by Daniel Dejean
ISLAND NOTEBOOK
Touched by the Snow
A Jamaican missionary’s prayers are answered
On an island that has never seen snow and is considered cold if the temperature hits 60, having a white Christmas means purchasing lots of cotton to decorate the front […]
IN AND OUT
Celia
In and Out: observations of humans as they come and go from our town
SQUID PRO QUO
All of Us Are Casualties of the Squid Wars
A proposal to restore Provincetown’s fishing culture
England vs. Argentina (2012). South Korea vs. Japan (2019). These matchups read like a history of World Cup competitions, but in fact they were clashes where countries have gone to […]
