Tag Archives: Tisbury

Gun Store on Main Street

Posted on October 7, 2017 by

Early this past week an email went round with the subject line “Gun Store on Main Street.” It started thus: “It can’t happen here”… Sinclair Lewis Or could it? There is a proposal in the works to open a guns … Continue reading →

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Street Fair

Posted on July 13, 2017 by

The Tisbury Street Fair takes place every year on July 8, a date I remember because it was my father’s birthday. From 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Main Street and Union Street are closed to traffic, shops and nonprofits set up … Continue reading →

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Return of Hoo Rah

Posted on June 5, 2014 by

I almost ran off the road laughing when I first saw it: HOO RAH FOR BILL is back! Not the paint-on-plywood original, of course. That was removed and destroyed on orders of the Tisbury building and zoning inspector in April … Continue reading →

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The Road to the Overlook

Posted on October 26, 2013 by

Writing about writing is usually boring except to writers, and when writers read writing about writing it’s often because they’re procrastinating or blocked or otherwise not writing. In this blog post I’m writing about writing, but I’m going to dress … Continue reading →

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