Commentary
The first night in the country/I woke in the dark dark —/put my hand in front of my face/and couldn’t tell my hand/was there.
The job of Mother doesn’t require an interview. It doesn’t even ask for a resume. Almost everyone with minimal qualifications gets hired.
At Christmas there is giving, and in the happiest instances, giving with joy is part of it. This act of love is not a natural instinct.
Hokule’a is a replica of the vessels used by Polynesians to settle the Pacific Ocean a thousand years before the arrival of Europeans.
Santa made his list, checked it twice and then prepared to fly to the Vineyard. This year the trusty Gay Head Light helps him find his way.
There were many who didn’t expect the Boston Globe Spotlight experiment to last more than a year, much less 45 years.
The movie In the Heart of the Sea recently opened in theatres around the world. It is a maritime thriller based on the book of the same name, written...
By the time you read this I will be visiting my mother for Christmas and celebrating her birthday. It’s not an ordinary birthday. She will be 101 on...
It’s amazing what a ride up Island can do for the soul.
There was one special responsibility that I was always glad to fulfill and looked forward to each December. “Don’t forget to stop by the school nurse...
Age does seem to matter and it has been on my mind. As you might now expect from me, let us first consider age from a shellfish perspective.
The way to a man’s heart is through his stomach. As I discovered, it’s a very good rule to insure smooth sailing.
