Monthly Archives: April 2013

A Counterclockwise Orange

Posted on April 25, 2013 by Susanna J. Sturgis

I went down to the crossroad again last night. It’s not a crossroad anymore. “A Crossroad Orange” is now a Counterclockwise Orange. An almost-full moon was rising in the east. Vehicles were feeling their way around the circle. Two bicyclists, … Continue reading →

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Reactivity

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Susanna J. Sturgis

I can’t say that everything I know I’ve learned from my dog, but Travvy has taught me a lot, and not just about dogs. Travvy is reactive. I didn’t know what reactivity was before a dog trainer put a name … Continue reading →

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Are the Terrorists Winning?

Posted on April 21, 2013 by Susanna J. Sturgis

Time to trot this one out again. I wrote “My Terrorist Eye: Risk, the Unexpected, and the War on Terrorism” over several years in the mid-2000s. Yes, it does go on at some length about my out-of-the-blue retina detachment. Feel … Continue reading →

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We Weren’t Locked Down

Posted on April 20, 2013 by Susanna J. Sturgis

. . . here on Martha’s Vineyard. We’re a long way from Boston. But the way some of us were glued to our TVs, our computers, and/or our Twittering devices, we might as well have been. Makes you think, doesn’t … Continue reading →

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Yellow Season

Posted on April 17, 2013 by Susanna J. Sturgis

Yellow season is rolling out all around us. Yellow season is daffodils, forsythia, and dandelions. Some other stuff is yellow all year-round.             Here’s some stuff that’s yellow all year-round.

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A Crossroad Orange

Posted on April 9, 2013 by Susanna J. Sturgis

I went to the crossroad Fell down on my knees . . . — Robert Johnson I went to the crossroad too. I went to the crossroad three times and the first two times the batteries in my camera died. … Continue reading →

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Todd’s Legacy

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Susanna J. Sturgis

Saturday morning I arrived at the Ag Hall a little after the appointed hour of 10 a.m., and already most of the tables and chairs were in place. I fell in with the crew: helped move a few tables, set … Continue reading →

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More Foolishness

Posted on April 1, 2013 by Susanna J. Sturgis

Exactly 20 years ago today, April 1 fell on a Thursday. Then, as now, Thursday was publication day for the Martha’s Vineyard Times. I was the Times Calendar editor. The synchronicity was too much to resist. In the following years, … Continue reading →

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Leaked Memo Sparks Furor

Posted on April 1, 2013 by Susanna J. Sturgis

Plans to build a fast-food restaurant at the blinker intersection are well advanced, according to a Martha’s Vineyard Derision (MVD) email memo recently leaked to the Martha’s Vineyard Chronicle. The memo, from MVD director Mac Landon to Oak Bluffs selectmen … Continue reading →

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