Commentary
SKETCHBOOK
October Moons
THE YEAR-ROUNDER
Almost Cut My Hair
What is a haircut for, anyway?
PROVINCETOWN — I have not had a haircut in at least seven months. My hair is almost as long as it was 50 years ago. It doesn’t really matter; I […]
Behind Bar
OUR MR. NATURAL
Let It Fly
VIGNETTE
Small Talk
OP-ED
The Moment When the Tide Turns
Thoughts on steering the leaking ship of state
EASTHAM — It started as a quick trip down the steps to the pond, with sandwich in hand, before a run into town to fetch bird seed from the Bird […]
TEACAKE’S TAKE
High School
PRESERVATION
Questioning Rock Harbor Plans
Should the Eastham side be developed into ‘a destination’?
EASTHAM — One of the reasons my husband and I decided to move back to Eastham from Orleans was its scenic beauty. When I lived in Orleans, I was a […]
PERSONAL HISTORY
How I Survived the Bullies at School
My classmates had realized I was different before I did
The first time I was bullied, I was in second grade. It was a classic case. A kid my age with a scary, tough way about him stole money from […]
THE YEAR-ROUNDER
Hope Is the Thing With Flowers
A blossom survives in the corner of a playground
I aspire to be a writer. My two young granddaughters, though, ages four and seven, would not care if I never wrote another word. They are staying with us now, […]
STEAMERS
Cheers?
QUEER ‘I’
Amid a Pandemic, Revisiting ‘Dancer From the Dance’
Andrew Holleran’s romantic rebels realize the cost of freedom
A million years ago, back in 2016, I sat on a panel at a literary conference in New Orleans. At the time, I was working on my second novel, and […]
