The Place to Take a Humor Break
OYSTERVILLE, Mass. This exclusive enclave on Cape Cod does not spring readily to mind when tourists think of summer vacations, and the local Chamber of Commerce aims to keep it that way. If you have […]
NAPLES, Florida. This sun-splashed city on the west coast of Florida is a curious mixture of permanent and seasonal residents, with luxury cars idling on eight-lane highways next to “trucks driven by rednecks hauling watermelons” […]
Imaginary friends who I make up for purposes of poorly-sourced articles often ask me “What’s it like to be a published playwright whose works have been performed off-off-off-off-off-off-off (continued in footnote) Broadway?” Broadway: Not there […]
Summer’s mid-point is here, and signs of boredom are visible in the demeanor of our two boys, Scooter and Skipper. Instead of riding their bikes to the corner store to buy baseball cards with money […]
For most of the 20th century, the poetry world resembled a country club. The New York Times Book Review It was a Sunday afternoon, and I just wanted to get out of the damn […]
BOSTON. Inge Helvig is a statuesque blond and a former fashion model, but inside her striking exterior she has the crusading temperament of a Carrie Nation. “I want my daughters to grow up in better […]
“Having trouble getting married? Maybe you aren’t doing enough pole dancing in your living room.” Wall Street Journal, “In Japan, ‘Marriage Hunting’ May Require the Right Lair.” Back in my bachelor days I sometimes despaired […]
Jack Garner gazed out over the farm that had been in his family for three generations and let out a sigh of exasperation. He looked down the rows of curly leaf parsley, often used as […]
A deer crashed into a liquor store in Weymouth, Mass., breaking a $205 limited edition bottle of beer, cocktail glasses and high-end liquors, causing damage estimated at $3,000 before sprinting out the front door. The Boston […]
DOS FLEDENS, Freedonia. Vergloz Deprens is a father of two young children, but they won’t see him this morning when they wake up. “He is called away, middle of night,” says Olglz, his 32-year-old wife. […]