Tag Archives: Vineyarders
A Fantasy for Greg Abbott
So it seems that Texas governor Greg Abbott, following what seems to be a well-worn page in the MAGA playbook, sent several busloads of migrants to Washington, D.C., and had them dumped in front of Vice President Kamala Harris’s residence. … Continue reading
Docu-soaping Martha
This letter of mine was published in the Martha’s Vineyard Times for March 9, 2009. The paper’s previous two issues had noted that a “docu-soap” called The Vineyard was slated to be filmed on, you guessed it, Martha’s Vineyard. Four … Continue reading
Who’s an Islander?
On Martha’s Vineyard, “Islander” is what the academics would call a contested term, which is to say not only that there’s considerable disagreement about what it means but also that some people are willing to fight about it and many … Continue reading
From the Seasonally Occupied Territories . . . 