The Eastern Carousel
May 28, 2014 9:12 am
Near the end of the Island there stands an old carousel equipped with exuberantly lifeless horses, mockingly stationary lion benches,... Read Story
Author Archives for Dallas Cobb
May 28, 2014 9:12 am
You Again
May 28, 2014 9:12 am
My relationship with my mother improved greatly after she died. While she lived, there were a few outright gifts she... Read Story
East Hampton 1970’s No Beach Stickers- by Malorie Barbaria
May 28, 2014 9:12 am
The old abandoned farmhouse at 911 Fireplace Road in the Springs of East Hampton was riled with a cobweb infested... Read Story
House Thoughts
May 28, 2014 9:12 am
New age loonies say well water and septic tanks equal bad mojo. The house in Noyac where I used to... Read Story
Christmas at the Point – A personal memoir of John Sheehan as retold by his daughter
May 28, 2014 9:12 am
Christmas at the Point A Personal Memoir of John Sheehan as retold by his daughter, Catherine Battista. “Oh by gosh... Read Story
Idyll Love
May 28, 2014 9:12 am
The expressway became a dirt road, back then, at exit 73. We cut through a ghost town called Riverhead and... Read Story
The Epicenter of the Epipen
May 28, 2014 9:12 am
“The Epicenter of the Epipen” by Sharon Burns The Epipen. The mere sound of this word makes one’s thoughts immediately... Read Story
A Little While
May 28, 2014 9:12 am
A Little While Our playground was a country farm-fenced street in Remsenburg, NY. Former potato fields had sprouted a handful... Read Story
Picked from the Vine
May 28, 2014 9:12 am
I sip from a glass of chilled chardonnay and bask in the glowing, summer sun. I am surrounded by acres... Read Story
How I Found Sag Harbor
May 28, 2014 9:12 am
Claire Halbardier July 31, 13 How I Found Sag Harbor I found Sag Harbor quite by accident in June 1991,... Read Story
Butterfly Eyes
May 28, 2014 9:12 am
Driving on the serpentine roads, fields of wildflowers turn my eyes into butterflies. Summer has overcome me, my skin so... Read Story
Eastern Long Island’s Missing Breed…The Chesapeake Bay Retriever
May 28, 2014 9:12 am
Eastern Long Island’s Missing Breed…The Chesapeake Bay Retriever My Chesapeake Bay Retrievers expect to ride with me whenever I fire... Read Story
The Encroachment Paradox
May 28, 2014 9:12 am
Sunday: Stray Hours Alex and I are standing on a half mile stretch of sand along Founders Beach watching a... Read Story
Remebering “Benji” – A Montauk Pioneer Cover Model of 2006
May 28, 2014 9:12 am
Remembering “Benji” A Montauk Pioneer Cover Model of 2006 by Patria Baradi Pacis (Written on May 20, 2009) They say... Read Story
One Fish
May 28, 2014 9:12 am
“Are the blues running? Or are you going for stripers?” “Too early in the season for stripers on the inside.... Read Story
From Montauk With Love
May 28, 2014 9:12 am
FROM MONTAUK WITH LOVE By Maria E. Sandoval Burns How long was too long? I saw this movie once, many... Read Story
Gray Smoke
May 28, 2014 9:12 am
Gray smoke By Maria E. Sandoval Burns I’m sitting on this old stool of metal and leather with my eternal... Read Story
The Girl In the Luncheonette
May 28, 2014 9:12 am
The Girl in the Luncheonette Something was knocking. Rap, rap, rap. I awoke with a start and was staring into... Read Story
A Day in the Life of an East End Surfer
May 28, 2014 9:12 am
A Day in the Life of an East End Surfer by Julie Moore His job ended at 5:30 p.m. and... Read Story
A Montauk Memory
May 28, 2014 9:12 am
Whitecaps roll in. I watch as they collide and break, spreading white foam in arcs that bubble and pop before... Read Story
Short-Winded Elations
May 28, 2014 9:12 am
Short-Winded Elations By: Jon Weissberg I could hear the faint swishing of the propellers gliding safely past as I helplessly... Read Story
Traditions
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The End
November 27, 2012 8:10 pm
THE END Richard Scholer This is the beginning of the end. I titled this paper the end because, for me,... Read Story
Lost And Found
November 26, 2012 10:02 pm
Lost and Found By Kenneth Spadafora “Hazy Hot and Humid” the radio announcer chortled suddenly, waking... Read Story
See No Evil
November 26, 2012 9:55 pm
During the last great depression, the WPA sent writers and photographers to the heartland to document... Read Story
Focal Point
November 26, 2012 9:53 pm
Focal Point By Julie Cahn It used to be that when you were pregnant and in a Lamaze program... Read Story
Summer Break
November 26, 2012 9:51 pm
Summer Break by Julie Burroughs Erdman The photograph betrayed nothing of my internal storm. Bikini clad, smiling, and tan... Read Story
Living In The Hamptons
November 26, 2012 9:46 pm
Living in the Hamptons By Julia Leef Hi. My name is Julia, and I live in theHamptons. Now, I’m... Read Story
The Spirit Of Mecox Bay
November 26, 2012 9:43 pm
THE SPIRIT OF MECOX BAY By Jude Hofmann Eden was born, bred and raised in a modest neighborhood in Queens where life had... Read Story
The Millstone Tavern
November 26, 2012 9:41 pm
THE MILLSTONE TAVERN, MOM AND THE PINK CADILLAC By Joyce DeCordova The time was the ’60’s and The Millstone Tavern... Read Story
Out East
November 26, 2012 9:36 pm
Out East By Joshua McCuen PortJeffersoncan neither be defined asEastern Long Islandnor a commuter town toManhattan. Somewhat lost, it... Read Story
Snow Day
November 26, 2012 9:33 pm
Snow Day By Joe Trezza Rare birds are the ultimate puppet-masters. Whether it be a dazzling harlequin duck... Read Story
Earbuds
November 26, 2012 9:30 pm
They said she lost control of her vehicle, they also said she was ejected from it. But that’s not what... Read Story
A Helping Hand
November 26, 2012 9:22 pm
A Helping Hand By Jonathan Caiola I was hit by a train and lived. You know what? ... Read Story
William H. Woodin At Treasury
November 26, 2012 9:20 pm
PLUCKED FROMLILY POND LANETOPENNSYLVANIA AVENUE By John Tepper Marlin The President’s opponents savaged him and his Treasury Secretary for printing... Read Story
Where Nixon Found Peace
November 26, 2012 9:15 pm
Where Nixon found peace By John Kominicki Save for an added sunroom and fresh paint, the Skipper’s cottage... Read Story
New Times Old Times
November 26, 2012 9:11 pm
New Times Old Times By Johanna Vanderbeek The other night Georgette and I went to the Harbor Bistro,... Read Story
Thirteen Ways Of Looking At A Rabbit
November 26, 2012 9:08 pm
I The cottontail rabbit, Lepus sylvaticus, has proliferated on easternLong Islandin recent years, a population boom largely driven by the... Read Story
Into The Valley
November 26, 2012 9:05 pm
Into The Valley By Joel Reitman “This is the train to Penn Station; the next stop isHicksville,”... Read Story
Voyage To The Vineyard
November 26, 2012 9:00 pm
VOYAGE TO THE VINEYARD by Joe Forbrich If I’d known then what I know now, I never would have... Read Story
The Mysterious Cottages On Dune Road
November 26, 2012 8:45 pm
The Mysterious Cottages on Dune Road By Carla Zarse If you have ever have taken a drive down Dune Road... Read Story
Procession
November 26, 2012 8:39 pm
Procession By Becky Cole In late August the leaves have turned... Read Story
Madoff-West
November 26, 2012 8:29 pm
Madoff-West The People Behind Madoff Also Wanted THE WHITE HOUSE My Personal Tragedy is Purely Coincidental By... Read Story
Water In A Lake And In Our Cups
November 26, 2012 8:25 pm
Water In a Lake and In Our Cups By Andrea Schuettinger “Finite and fragile, minuscule but majestic: air and... Read Story
Golf Slut
November 26, 2012 8:16 pm
Golf Slut by Joanne Pateman OK, I admit it. I’m a golf slut. I golf around. I play golf wherever... Read Story
Sagaponack-Land Of The Big Nut
November 26, 2012 8:10 pm
Sagaponack, “Land Of The Big Nut” By Jim McGaughney This a true story of a man I know who... Read Story
Inspired By A Place
November 26, 2012 8:04 pm
Inspired by a Place By Jeralyn Lash-Sands Pine Neck has been described as a populated place in Suffolk County. ... Read Story
Obituary For A Swan
November 26, 2012 8:00 pm
Obituary for a Swan By Jennifer Hull Fred the Swan, of Georgica Pond, died suddenly and unexpectedly... Read Story
Lifeguard
November 26, 2012 7:58 pm
Lifeguard By Jennifer Hull My sister Elena thought he was dead. His skin had turned... Read Story
Full Circle
November 26, 2012 7:56 pm
Full Circle By Jennifer Hartig What can I tell you?….. I’ve been living here in theHamptonsfor the past eight... Read Story
East End Light
November 26, 2012 7:53 pm
EAST END LIGHT J.J. Corwin September seems to be acknowledged by both Shelter Island residents and frequent visitors... Read Story
Edmund Engelman- A Gift
November 26, 2012 7:49 pm
Edmund Engelman: A Gift by Jen Senft Edmund Engelman photographed Sigmund Freud’s home and office weeks before... Read Story
Love And Loss
November 26, 2012 7:47 pm
LOVE and LOSS By Jean Pacheco I was born and raised onLong Islandand have always been an animal ... Read Story
Getting To Know You
November 26, 2012 7:41 pm
Getting to Know You By Jason Shields I left for awhile. We all do. It’s prerequisite of returning, whether as... Read Story
That Special Place
November 26, 2012 7:35 pm
That Special Place By Jason E. Hill Like the fluid motion of a swinging pendulum, the thunderous rhythm of the... Read Story
A Treasure In Our Midst
November 26, 2012 7:32 pm
A Treasure in Our Midst By: Janet Pacella I walk my dog on the beach every day with a... Read Story
The Wealthiest Man In The World
November 26, 2012 7:27 pm
The Wealthiest Man In The World By James McGaughey I am a man that you can’t or will normally... Read Story
Sunrise Highway
November 26, 2012 7:23 pm
SunriseHighway By James McGaugney There is a road that takes me to a land where many people roam. It’s... Read Story
Magic Shirts
November 26, 2012 7:20 pm
Magic Shirts James K. Phillips Pow-wow season has arrived and as usual everything is being done now that should... Read Story
The Running With The Bulls
November 26, 2012 7:18 pm
The Running of the Bulls By James Cooper They were the young bulls, eager to head east and test... Read Story
The Garden Club
November 26, 2012 7:09 pm
The Garden Club By Irwin Gretczko This is an email to an old girlfriend who I hadn’t seen in 30... Read Story
Home-The Journey Within
November 26, 2012 7:07 pm
Home: The Journey Within (dedicated to Joey) By Iavonne Roberts Sometimes when you have it all, the only thing left... Read Story
Berry Picking
November 26, 2012 7:03 pm
BerryPicking: A Memoir Hortense S. Gordon WANTED: Blueberry Pickers – Age, Sex and Marital Status not important… However,... Read Story
Fresh Off The Boat
November 26, 2012 6:59 pm
Fresh Off The Boat. By Heide Martison Our boat docked on Wednesday at the pier inNew York City. That... Read Story
Living With Water
November 26, 2012 6:56 pm
Living With Water Heather C. Meehan On the eastern end ofLong Island, one can always feel the presence of... Read Story
The Passing Of A Princess
November 26, 2012 6:54 pm
THE PASSING OF A PRINCESS By Heather Buchanan A big spirit in a little body was one way to describe... Read Story
Survivor Georgica Pond
November 26, 2012 6:51 pm
SURVIVOR GEORGICA POND By Heather Buchanan Before there was the iPhone, there was the moon. Pagans looked to the... Read Story
Potato Road
November 26, 2012 6:46 pm
POTATO ROAD By Heather Buchanan He went there to get away from a woman. Thirty years later I went there... Read Story
Birdhampton Grill Master
November 26, 2012 6:41 pm
BirdHampton Grill Master By Glenn C. Van Bramer A tad before the dinner hour, Squire... Read Story
The Gambler
November 26, 2012 6:38 pm
By Gerlad A. Kasten I was a young ambitious kid envious of a rich man I knew. So... Read Story
My Red Gingham Chair
November 26, 2012 6:36 pm
My Red Gingham Chair By Geri Cherin My red gingham chair was splendid in the beginning. Now, 21 years... Read Story
Great Vibrations
November 26, 2012 6:26 pm
Great Vibrations Gail Zappone Every year I gain energy from the parade. In Southamptonon the 4th of July the festivities... Read Story
Summer’s Day- A Tone Poem
November 26, 2012 6:24 pm
Summer’s Day A Tone Poem By Gail Horton The half mile stretch from McCabe’s Beach in Southold to... Read Story
Shooting Star From Hollywood To The Hamptons
November 26, 2012 6:20 pm
Shooting Star from Hollywood to the Hamptons, a memoir by Gaby Rodgers I am a Golden Oldie because… I... Read Story
Hillcrest
November 26, 2012 6:16 pm
Hillcrest Fred Andrews In my sunset years I opted to become a volunteer fire fighter,... Read Story
One Summer Afternoon On Long Island
November 26, 2012 5:22 pm
Maria Schneider & One Summer Afternoon on Long Island By Franklin P. Laviola I first encountered Maria Schneider on... Read Story
What The Dickens
November 26, 2012 5:18 pm
WHAT THE DICKENS By Francie Scanlon It’s the bicentennial of my birth. It’s actually the real reason that the City... Read Story
Sharks
November 26, 2012 5:15 pm
Sharks By FlynnBerry While surfing, I like to remind myself that people attacked by sharks are... Read Story
When A Woman Takes The Helm
November 26, 2012 5:13 pm
WHEN A WOMAN TAKES THE HELM By EMILY PARRY After the bottom fell out of the clamming industry, my... Read Story
The Value Of Hard Work
November 26, 2012 5:08 pm
“The Value of Hard Work” By Elizabeth Kennedy Got a call from an old friend; we used to be real... Read Story
The Bunny Hutch
November 26, 2012 5:05 pm
THE BUNNY HUTCH by Betsy J. Craz Driving... Read Story
Flanders
November 26, 2012 5:02 pm
Flanders By Elaine Feerick Ask any non-Long Islander about the town,Flanders, and you are likely to get a blank... Read Story
Home Bound To Childhood
November 26, 2012 4:59 pm
Home Bound to Childhood By Elaine Federici It’s said you can’t go home again. All has changed. Unfamiliar waters flow... Read Story
From Mowsley To Southold, A Portrait Of Barnabas Horton
November 26, 2012 4:56 pm
From Mowsley to Southold: A Portrait of Barnabas Horton By Elaine Federici Long Island’s eastern regions, at times dismissed as... Read Story
Dartch And Mr. Samuel Johnson
November 26, 2012 4:47 pm
Dartch and Mr. Samuel Johnson By Eileen Yeager Growing up inQueensin the ’40s, ’50s and early ’60s truly was... Read Story
A Gift
November 26, 2012 4:42 pm
A Gift By Eileen Smith We called it “the end,” and in truth it was. It was where the paved... Read Story
How To Drive A Car
November 26, 2012 4:40 pm
How To Drive a Car By Edwin German I played three games of handball this morning atStotzskyParkin Riverhead, ... Read Story
Living Off The Fat Of The Hamptons
November 26, 2012 4:33 pm
Living off the Fat of the Hamptons By E.B. Sanders Where I come from, ‘The Hamptons’ are synonymous... Read Story
A Song While Island Hopping
November 26, 2012 4:20 pm
A Song While Island Hopping By Douglas Charles Out the plane window the island appeared and from a mile... Read Story
The East End Mend
November 26, 2012 4:15 pm
The East End Mend By Donna Boyle The first question on the form that I was required to fill out... Read Story
Mean High Water
November 26, 2012 4:07 pm
Mean High Water By Don Matheson Come toEastern Long Islandto be…happy. Leave your worries on theIslandofManhattan. Long Islandis for fun.... Read Story
Nearly New
November 26, 2012 4:03 pm
Nearly New By Diane Hallett DearColumbusNewcomers: I’m hoping that you folks still remember me and that you... Read Story
Turning Forty
November 26, 2012 4:01 pm
Turning forty — a time when no ordinary party will do By Diane Greenberg At a clearing in... Read Story
Who’s Afraid Of The Mexicans?
November 26, 2012 3:58 pm
Who’s Afraid of the Mexicans? By Diana Gallagher I have two selves. One raises her hand and answers... Read Story
The Walker
November 26, 2012 3:51 pm
The Walker By Denise Meehan There’s a strong wind from the north today. I ignore the fact that... Read Story
Signs
November 26, 2012 3:49 pm
Signs By Denise Meehan The tide is going out. The magic of the morning light onShinnecockBayis long gone, and... Read Story
Sand Between Your Toes
November 26, 2012 3:48 pm
Sand Between Your Toes By Denise Meehan A single flip flop, newspapers, an emptyCoronacase, a pack of Marlboros, and... Read Story
Beach Art
November 26, 2012 3:45 pm
BEACH ART By Debbie Slevin I bought a painting this weekend inPhiladelphia. It’s a beachy picture of a woman... Read Story
War Of The Toast
November 26, 2012 3:42 pm
War of The Toast David Tyrus Coursey In the beginning there is... Read Story
Tamed Woods
November 26, 2012 3:39 pm
Tamed Woods – An Urban Boy Scout Tames the East Hampton Wild By David Mazujian Ahhh, summer in The Hamptons. ... Read Story
