By Michael Patrick O’Brien– During a recent trip to New England to visit family and friends, my wife Vicki and I decided to search for some of the famous Trappist…
Posts published in August 2023
By Michael Patrick O’Brien– I’ve never attended the prestigious Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference held each summer in the Green Mountains near Middlebury, Vermont. So, this year I sent myself a…
By Gary Topping– We’ve all seen the bumper sticker that advises something like “Commit Random Acts of Kindness.” It’s good advice, but my experience with it has been ambiguous. Some…
By Michael Patrick O’Brien– A few years ago, I watched a kind old man, dressed in a simple white shirt and black pants, lean over and speak softly with his…
By Michael Patrick O’Brien– The Cape Cod peninsula juts out into the Atlantic Ocean from southeastern Massachusetts like an arm in full muscular flex. Nestled into the interior inflection point…