Commentary
As Thomas Dresser points out at the beginning of his new book, Martha’s Vineyard in the American Revolution, islands occupy a precarious position in...
Having never written a traditional book for a musical before Sunday — and having seen few musicals — working with Sondheim became my education.
Aboard the ferry in a winter of advancing age.
A Thanksgiving poem.
I went for my mother’s 87th birthday but stayed for the storm.
Over 2,100 years ago, King Antiochus promulgated laws that made Jewish ritual and worship illegal.
Forty five years ago, I received a telephone call from Anna Maxim, saying that a drunk man had crashed his car through her stone wall and was I...
The recent service at the Gay Head Cemetery for June Manning was a special gathering.
My first trips to Muskeget in 2020, in late January and four months later on Memorial Day weekend, perfectly sandwiched the coronavirus pandemic.
Over the past year, it has become increasingly clear that climate change is accelerating.
In a long row of pots along the side of the station / Blooms the garden of the garage’s mechanic.
Remember the spring of 2020‚ 18 months ago, when the word Covid had just entered our vocabulary.