You hear it all the time. “It’s always been this way.” “If you can’t take the heat....” But has it always been this way?

Paul Schneider

I used to have a small but constant angst toward these happy vacationers.

Amelia Simmons

It’s a lucky problem to have, of course, but there’s no denying the symptoms are real.

Eva Lesko Natiello

Last year at this time, sitting around a table sharing a home-cooked meal with friends, even close ones or extended family, was pretty much out of the question.

Paul Schneider

It was a long, lonely winter followed by an endless Groundhog Day of a spring. But now, just maybe, could it be summer?

Amelia Simmons

Our friend Phyllis Meras turned ninety recently and used the occasion to write to me inquiring about the current status of her most recent piece for Martha’s Vineyard Magazine.

Paul Schneider

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