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Stories by Tom Dresser

If I Could Save Time in a Bottle

February 3, 2011
Tom Dresser

Will you still need me, will you still feed me, when I’m 64?Those iconic words have rattled around in the back of my head for more than four decades. It never crossed my mind I would someday...

Road to Wellness Still Possible in Slow Lane

January 13, 2011
Tom Dresser

I am not what is generally considered a Y person. However, my recent gluttony over the holidays, spurred by an errant early New Year’s resolution, necessitated some kind of serious...

Building Begins on Tech-Savvy Teen Center

December 9, 2010
Tom Dresser

Under bright, chilly skies this past Tuesday, with a steam shovel in the background, key members of the Martha’s Vineyard YMCA broke ground for a new teen center. People at the Y...

Dylan’s Appeal Remains Forever Young

November 25, 2010
Tom Dresser

Our hot tub broke down last Monday, making it no longer hot. On Wednesday, my grandfather’s clock jammed; it takes six months to clean and repair. You guessed it: on Friday Michael...

Change Reveals New Roads to Travel for Woman Empowered

October 14, 2010
Tom Dresser

It was Columbus Day weekend, 1994. Kaye Flathers was asked to read scripture at her nephew’s wedding on Martha’s Vineyard. It was the first time she had been to the Vineyard;...

Encountering Barack Obama Amid Vineyard’s Black History

August 19, 2010
Tom Dresser

Editor’s Note: Oak Bluffs author Thomas Dresser’s book, African Americans on Martha’s Vineyard from Enslavement to Presidential Visit, was published on July 4 this summer and is...

East, West, Walking Home Is Best: Hikers Brave Fog, Flooding Rains

June 10, 2010
Tom Dresser

The Chappaquiddick ferryman steered the On Time across the River Styx, previously known as the Edgartown Harbor, last Saturday morning. “Have a memorable walk,” the captain muttered....

Miles for Memories Alzheimer’s Walk Is Sunday

May 13, 2010
Tom Dresser

When my aunt approached a toll booth, handed the toll-taker a fresh Kleenex and blew her nose in a five dollar bill, we knew she was a bit distracted. She often used the wrong word to...

Oak Bluffs

March 18, 2010
Tom Dresser

TOM DRESSER 508-693-1050 (thomasdresser@gmail.com) What upcoming events should you mark on your calendar? (Answers at end of this column.) Vineyard Power intends to create...

Oak Bluffs

March 11, 2010
Tom Dresser

TOM DRESSER 508-693-1050 (thomasdresser@gmail.com) What does the future hold in store for you? (Answer at end of column.) One Good Dog deserves one good reading by author...

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