Author Amor Towles compares writing a short story to sitting next to a couple fighting loudly at a restaurant.

Last Monday, the changing of the months occurred. Along with the month’s changing name, the Chop’s people changed names also. The Herdeg family house on Bug Hill, for instance, changed names with the Sam Bodman family from Wellesley.

There were quite a few other changes. Mr. and Mrs. P. McEvoy Cromwell from Ruxton, Md., are staying in the Jackson house. Also from Ruxton and staying in the Froelicher house are Mr. and Mrs. Cub Harvey,

Staying in the Busselle house, from Perrysburg, Ohio, are Mr. and Mrs. Peter M. Coy.

Dr. and Mrs. John O’Connor are newcomers at the inn this week. Also staying at the inn are Mr. and Mrs. Cole Blasier, Mr. and Mrs. John Reese, Mrs. Benjamin, and Mrs. Francis Dewitt Pratt and her family. The Cedars also welcomes Mrs. Stevenson, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Montaque and their family, Mrs. Eugene Carusi, and Mr. and Mrs. Sullivan.

Staying with the Conways are Mr. and Mrs. John Estes and their four children. Staying with the Chiltons is Barbara Merlin from Lake Forest, Ill. She works for Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Stinson, taking care of their two children.

With the repairs on the Cedars nearing completion, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Rank have arrived at the Inn and will be staying until July 31.

A miniseries adaptation of A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles will debut March 29 on Paramount Plus. The author also has a new book coming out in April called Table for Two.

Amor Towles spoke on Sunday at the Performing Arts Center as part of Martha’s Vineyard Author Series. At the talk he described the history behind his novel The Lincoln Highway — and his approach to history when writing.

When he was 10 author Amor Towles put a note in a bottle that read something like “if this makes it to China . . . please write back.”

Edward Dillon doesn’t exist. Longtime readers of the Vineyard Gazette may recall reading about Mr. Dillon’s antics in the West Chop column during the summer of 1977. The column, written by then 12-year-old Amor Towles, reported the comings and goings within the close-knit community. Yet unbeknownst to most readers, the man by the name of Edward Dillon, mentioned in columns throughout the summer, was fictional.