TWO: Twists & Gimmicks, but No Nude Beaches [Part One is here.] When I landed on Nantucket in the fall of 1976, I had a head full of the [American] Revolution, enough cash for a cramped bedroom in an unfashionable boardinghouse, but no nanny. So my two daughters, Annika (self-nicknamed “Kiki,”) age 7 and Molly, … Continue reading The Island of Two Tales — Part Two
Washington Post — April 18, 2023 Clarence Thomas’s explanations fail the laugh test . Eugene Robinson During his much-too-long tenure on the Supreme Court, Justice Clarence Thomas has been totally, tragically wrong about almost everything. But for a long time, I tried to convince myself that he was at least sincere in his deplorable ideology. Silly … Continue reading Eugene Robinson on Clarence Thomas: Not Funny
Part ONE Once long ago, in late 1976, I set out to write the great American Quaker novel. Or at least, a page-turning historical potboiler. It was to be be about Quakers on the island of Nantucket, during the American Revolution. Two of them in particular: the gruff but pious William Rotch, — who was … Continue reading The Island of Two Stories: A Four-Part Mini-Saga
Dyer: In Sudan, the thieves fall out The rival generals both want to strangle the democratic revolution that began in the streets of Khartoum four years ago Gwynne Dyer — April 16, 2023
Below is the front window in our living room. Last summer the Fair Wendy put a pole In The Yard, and added a circular bird feeding pan, up high enough to be out of squirrel reach. Now we have a pair of doves, some cardinals and other birds coming and going, particularly as Spring is … Continue reading Going Crazy In The Catbird Seat: Stuck in a House of Mirrors