Curations from the Human Jungle
Quincy Bay, looking out to Peddocks Island and Boston Light For the next few weeks we're going fishing! I wrote Stripah Love in 2004 and self-published it in 2005. It's my favorite book of fiction. There are only four, and I claim none of them as literary masterpieces. This is the one for which I... Continue Reading →
[Yesterday we were introduced to John Stilgoe. Today, SB Steve reveals what makes Stilgoe so interesting. SB SM] by SB Steve Shepard If you’ve ever flown over the midwestern United States, you’ve probably noticed the precise gridlines that divide land into large, precise squares. We’ll get to that in a moment, but believe me, there’s a... Continue Reading →
[My grandfather built a small summer cottage on Post Island, a community just south of Merrymount. Both communities overlook Quincy Bay and the islands of Boston Harbor. I spent the summers of my youth splashing in the waters and running through the salt waters marshes, so the associations in my mind are always of hedonism... Continue Reading →