Some things are difficult to think about. The difficulty could lie in their complexity. I can’t wrap my brain around quantum mechanics, black holes, or the Electoral College. But other […]
Inner Voices
VIGNETTE
Back to the Garden
STEAMERS
Pedi-Cure
TRURO TOWN MEETING
The Rise of Misinformation
An online newsletter and Facebook work to fool voters
Over the past year, I’ve seen a rise in misinformation on Truro’s Facebook community pages, especially regarding affordable housing at the Walsh property. Some of it comes from the TruroNews.org […]
VIGNETTE
Summer Mansions
STEAMERS
Spring Season
THE YEAR-ROUNDER
New Bird in Town
The ravens are back, and they are building a nest
We are more than halfway through April, and the air is already full of birdsong. It seems every other bush in town hosts a song sparrow, lustily bellowing his qualifications […]
VIGNETTE
Town Meeting
STEAMERS
Life in the Slow Lane
MEANWHILE IN THE EAST END
On another gray day in Provincetown
OP-ED
What Species of Creature Must We Be?
Kandiaronk, a 17th-century Native American statesman, speaks to us
Sitting in my cozy kitchen with the sun streaming in, I find myself torn up by the terrible state of our world and the unconscionable brutality of the wars raging […]
VIGNETTE
New Neighbor
STEAMERS
Long Road Home
THE YEAR-ROUNDER
Waiting for the Tody
A little Puerto Rican bird that expanded my world
I fell in love with the little bird long before I saw it. Maybe it was the name. I was on a plane to Puerto Rico, studying the Princeton Guide […]
HOME RULE
Get Your Land Off Drugs
Eastham and Wellfleet will vote on town control of toxic chemicals
Is your land-maintenance program laced with synthetic chemicals that scientists say travel a foot a day on average through our sandy soil? Is it time to quit cold turkey and […]
