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 […]
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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 […]
VIGNETTE
Underwater
SKETCHBOOK
Hummingbird
ON THE ROAD
Wild Turkeys
Wild Turkeys by Mary DeAngelis
VIGNETTE
Heading South
Heading South by Daniel Dejean
Dear Thomas Jefferson
Dear Thomas Jefferson by Linda Dujack
letter from the publisher
One Year and Counting
This week marks a year since we sent our very first edition to press. It was a “preview” edition, full of hope that we’d find the support to develop into […]
VIGNETTE
Wellfleet, 7:30 p.m.
THE YEAR-ROUNDER
The Summer of Our Discontent
Whose heart does not ache in these fearful times?
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 […]