The most bittersweet time of the year. You can hear me next week (9/20) on WCAI (or on capeandislands.org or point your podcatchers to A Cape Cod Notebook) with a timely essay on the surprise of being able to hang on in a strange, fragile place like this.

I also have a longer piece up on Literary Hub about escapist novels and the fantasy vs. reality of Nantucket Island.