Commentary
I took a drive the other morning, as I do most mornings, to Squibnocket. It was sunny and windy and cold, and my son-in-law Calder was waxing his...
On January 20th, 2025
MLK and DJT converge
In a paradoxical collision
On what it means to be free
“Make America great again”
The antithesis of...
Who knew that back in 1970, that a New Hampshire man would move to Martha’s Vineyard, become the new high school music teacher, and just by chance...
The summer before my husband, Steve, and I moved to the Vineyard, I asked a young shopkeeper what it was like to live here in the deep winter.
In recent weeks, I have been at a loss for something to read when I find myself eating lunch or dinner alone. This is new to me.
To live my life/ Like that of a plant/ Is to follow the laws of nature
Oysters may be the superstars of the shellfish stage, but all shellfish (clams, scallops, mussels, etc.) keep our ponds and bodies well balanced and...
We met Clivens when he was 10 years old. Our schooner Charlotte was anchored in Port Morgan on Ile a Vache, Haiti.
The beach where shore and ocean meet / Horizon far too far to know / Page to turn, margin to mark / List that notes to-do and done / Evening news and...
It came in an official looking envelope with a yellow border. It contained my notice to report for jury duty.
You walk into the room, a look of confusion on your face and say, “Mom, there’s this girl trying to talk to me on Facebook. I don’t know who she is...
’Twas Christmas Eve and Santa Claus / Was on his annual trip / By reindeer from the cold North Pole / ’Twas not, of course, by ship, / For his...
