Nancy Aronie leads her writing workshops with a focus on kindness. Her latest book on the personal essay draws from the same place.

Trick or treat! Halloween is next Thursday, and on Martha’s Vineyard events large and small are planned around the Island for kids and adults alike.

The bones of the whale are bleached down by the harbor where the water is clear and you can see the grains of sand and the eelgrass and the white shells.

In the late 1970s and early 1980s, Kate Altman lived in Los Angeles, in particular the Laurel Canyon area, an epicenter of art and music and film.

The air is crisp and the leaves are making their journey from green to brown, from tree to ground. Pumpkins dot the landscape as do all manner of gourds, standing proud in their pimply best. 

In the coming weeks, Circuit Arts will offer a series of events for Islanders looking to celebrate Halloween.