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That Capital “I”
When I first went to work at the Martha’s Vineyard Times, around 1988, I quickly learned to capitalize the I in “island” when it referred to Martha’s Vineyard. Martha’s Vineyard was “the Island.” Nantucket, Naushon, or Manhattan were just “the … Continue reading
Posted in musing, work, writing
Tagged editing, Martha's Vineyard Times, Vineyard Gazette, we, writing
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First-Person Plural
When I moved to Martha’s Vineyard in 1985, I’d been immersed for eight years in the feminist women-in-print movement and the local (mostly) lesbian women’s community. Before that I’d been a student activist and an organizer against the Vietnam War. … Continue reading
Posted in Martha's Vineyard
Tagged civil rights movement, feminism, Martha's Vineyard Times, privilege, summer people, Vineyard Gazette, we, year-rounders
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From the Seasonally Occupied Territories . . . 