Family stories

Duxbury Days and the 4th of July

Three days of surreal small-town amusement to celebrate the nation's birthday

Jul 3 •

Growing Up Catholic

Recollections of churchly experience pre-Vatican II, and of drifting away after

May 9 •

The day my shadow spoke to me

Becoming aware through the whispers of a reflection

Apr 10 •

German (then) French (now) (Podcast)

Listen now | Journeys beyond the mother language

Jan 18 •

17:24

They 'Haint Any (Podcast)

Listen now | Jack Howard's reflections on wildlife conservation and outdoor life in Maine

Jan 7 •

11:52

They 'Haint Any

Reflections on conservation and the outdoor life by Jack Howard (1875-1971)

Jan 1 •

The 13 Desserts of Christmas

Discovering the Provencal Tradition of "Les Treize Desserts"

Dec 17, 2024 •

A Ramble Through West Germany (Podcast)

Listen now | After travelling there on a Norwegian freighter in 1975

Dec 11, 2024 •

16:27

A Ramble Through West Germany

After travelling there on a Norwegian freighter in 1975

Dec 11, 2024 •

Herman Melville Boulevard

Travelling to Europe by freighter seemed like a good idea at the time

Dec 4, 2024 •

Borrowed Memories of Island Life

Fragile recollections and records of Trouants Island

Nov 13, 2024 •

A 1960s escape into the unbounded ether

Oct 30, 2024 •

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