Feb 5, 2017GEORGE BASSFATE"Why are you doing a biography on an archaeologist?" Some people have been curious about the origin of my interest in writing about Dr....
Jan 12, 2017THOUGHTS ON WRITINGWRITING AGAINJanuary 2, 2017 was the day I would begin writing again. For two years I have been conducting research for an authorized biography on...
Jan 8, 2017FamilyChristmas was just two weeks ago, so I'll slip in a last Christmas 2016 story... I was preparing for the family gathering at Rob and...
Dec 26, 2016Writers, T'is the SeasonWhen I was teaching English Composition at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, I adapted "The Twelve Days of Christmas" and on the...
Nov 16, 2016THOUGHTS ON WRITINGNovember Too*Do not dismiss November as a throw-away month, a collection of weeks that precedes and follows holidays or you may miss the...
Nov 1, 2016CHRISTIE'S PORCHWealth: A PerspectiveThe Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve's Fourth Annual Coastal Conference will be held Dec. 6 - 7 at the Hyannis Resort and...
Oct 19, 2016CHRISTIE'S PORCHElectionsIt is four days after arthroscopic knee surgery, and my turtle-speed with a metal walker is steadily improving. Pauli stopped by with a...