A seemingly simple question turns philosophical on a small island.

Margaret Knight

Motored out to sailboat Morningstar in Tashmoo. Port-side amidships covered with cormorant crap. Spent fifteen minutes scrubbing deck and dodger. Never had trouble with cormorants here before. Hope this isn’t going to be a recurring problem.

Geoff Currier

Many of us can remember a time when indulging in a truly memorable meal was much like finding a piece of blue sea glass – it could happen, but it was a noteworthy event.

Kate Feiffer

Excerpts from Palace Council, by the author of The Emperor of Ocean Park and New England White, follow a young man through the fifties, as he establishes his name as a writer and works for John F. Kennedy’s presidential campaign. There’s also a murder and his sister’s disappearance to drive the plot of this novel that’s sure to be seen on many a Vineyard beach this summer.

Stephen L. Carter

Is there a future for nude beaches on the Island?

Mike Seccombe

It’s the kind of thing you would never expect to happen twice.

Carolyn O'Daly

We’ve had house guests leave everything from a bottle of wine to a box of designer chocolates to a card as a thank-you.

Kate Feiffer

I’m not much of a gardener. Don’t know the practical difference between a shovel and a spade.

HJ Bernstein

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