Commentary
For nearly two years, my commute to work consisted of a short walk down Edgartown’s streets to the Vineyard Gazette office.
A great tree fell / the other day / opening up a / new patch of sky / in town.
Spring of 2024 / Dressed up for Easter / With nature’s rebirth / A calm before the storm / In an election year / Like none other.
It’s warm, not cold. / I’m not still old! / A childish rhyme / wakes me in time / to greet the sun: / sweet dreams have won!
Travels with Lucy, guided by illustrator Paul Karasik.
On March 16, 1968, Robert F. Kennedy, senator from New York, announced his candidacy for the presidency. He was 42 years old.
Since 1972, my family has owned a house on the Vineyard and the beaches of Chappy became my home. A home was never about the physical structure but...
Every spring in upstate N.Y. the Syracuse Orangemen appear on almost every TV in almost every bar, gymnasium and department store for the March...
The messages from Kenya begin arriving as early as 3 a.m.
Who am I without you? I can’t be the only widowed person who finds this question sneaking into my consciousness from time to time.
Lately I’ve been watching a lot of All Creatures Great and Small. The PBS series is in its fourth season and ranks high on my list of not-so-guilty...
Why Black History Month
Were it not for slavery
There would be no
Black History Month
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Or a Malcom X
No Barack Obama
Our...