How Dad Loved Our East end
August 14, 2015 4:16 pm85 years ago an eight year old toe-headed boy named Paul moved from Queens out to the east end of... Read Story
Categories for 2015 Literary Prize Submissions
Jam Daze With the Flow Gang
August 14, 2015 4:08 pmIt’s a beautiful drive. It never seems to be the same drive but that’s not what matters. It’s the time... Read Story
My First “Crush”
August 14, 2015 3:39 pmThree sunburned, water logged kids knocked on the “Clam Man’s” door on Deep Hole Drive in Mattituck. The tangled bushes... Read Story
My Driver was a Battle Hardened World War II United States Army Captain
August 14, 2015 2:46 pmThe rhythmic thunk-thunk of our tires hitting the concrete expansion joints heading east on Sunrise Highway would always lull me... Read Story
My Life In Beaches
August 14, 2015 2:33 pmBehind the sand of the shoreline stood a four-story high watch tower constructed of gray beams with a square... Read Story
Summer People
August 14, 2015 2:23 pm“Summer people”…..that’s what we were called. My family was among the many that were fortunate enough to be able to... Read Story
A Rental House in the Hamptons
August 14, 2015 1:58 pmOur first summer rental in the Hamptons had been a classic country store that sold staples like bread, milk, butter,... Read Story
Island Time
August 14, 2015 1:44 pmWe are married now—although last year at this time, we weren’t. We have a picnic too, consisting of North... Read Story
The Family Pack
August 14, 2015 1:41 pmThe Family Pack By Heather J. Cohen My dear, generous sister offered to pay for a family getaway. The crew... Read Story
Shifting Sands
August 14, 2015 1:32 pmShifting Sands For me, heading out the eastern end of Long Island has always meant vacation. I’m a Queens girl... Read Story
The Sketches of Homeport
August 14, 2015 1:09 pmTucked in every nook and cranny of our grandparent’s house, is a little bit of ‘Homeport’. They named it, when... Read Story
Refuge
August 14, 2015 12:38 pmNever had the Hamptons seemed more of a refuge to me than on that Friday night. And never had I... Read Story
First Congregational Church of Riverhead
August 14, 2015 11:37 amWhen the news reached this former pastor of the Riverhead Church that their/our roof was falling in, all she could... Read Story
Montauk Blessing
August 14, 2015 11:33 amAs I sit out on the deck of the room we have for the weekend at the Ocean Resort Inn... Read Story
Summer of ’77
August 14, 2015 10:35 amJ.G. Melon’s in Bridgehampton is buzzing—clattering dishes, jangly conversation, whirring fans overhead. My best friend, Katy, and I order gin... Read Story
Flowers for Andrew
August 14, 2015 10:35 am“Which one?” she asks. Each Saturday, I hem and haw at Denise’s flower stand at the Westhampton Beach Farmer’s Market,... Read Story
The Breakers to a View
August 14, 2015 10:02 amIn the summer of 1976, I was nine and a half years old. The country’s bicentennial celebration had just taken... Read Story
Main Beach Mantra
August 14, 2015 9:56 amThe summer of 2008 is on my list of one of the best summers. My oldest son, Sean, graduated... Read Story
Childhood Wishes
August 14, 2015 9:43 amWe “walked into the party, like we were walking onto a yacht.” The Devon Yacht Club to be exact. And... Read Story
It All Started With A Ghost Story
August 14, 2015 9:13 amIt all started with a ghost story, but the infatuation truly began when I saw his portrait. A white shirt... Read Story
Summer Reminiscence
August 14, 2015 8:41 amMany years ago I was sitting in Amagansett town with a friend who had a summer job at a boutique... Read Story
Lanyard Bracelets and Beaded Necklaces
August 14, 2015 6:00 amWhen I see it piled here like this—and this is just a small sample of all of it—nostalgia catches my... Read Story
Sailing Peconic Bay: Sixty Three Years
August 14, 2015 1:28 amIt was the summer of 1952, hot and humid, and a young boy 7 years of age arrived at the... Read Story
Airing Family Laundry on Public Radio
August 14, 2015 1:28 amWPPB RADIO TBT 9/25/2014 Today, in recognition of the 50th anniversary of Broadway’s sixteenth longest running show ever we celebrate tradition. For is... Read Story
WPPB TBT
August 13, 2015 10:35 pmWPPB RADIO TBT / September 25, 2014 This week in recognition of the 50th anniversary of Broadway’s sixteenth longest running... Read Story
Knowledge is Power, DIY Aesthetic: A Hamptons Tale.
August 13, 2015 9:28 pmI never thought that a book could change my life, or that a trip to the local Barnes & Noble could... Read Story
Memories of Visits to the East End
August 13, 2015 8:21 pmWaking up the morning of a trip to the Hamptons is one of excitement and curiosity as to what new... Read Story
Melancholy
August 13, 2015 8:08 pm“Melancholy,” he said when he entered the motel room. A blast of cold air prompted me to tightly close the... Read Story
Nana’s House
August 13, 2015 6:49 pmWhen I was a child, Nana’s house was magic. Nana Lulu was my great-grandmother; she lived in Montauk in an... Read Story
Breaking and Entering
August 13, 2015 6:46 pmUsually you don’t think that someone would have to break into her own house, but that happened to me more... Read Story
I Inherited A Shotgun
August 13, 2015 6:32 pmI inherited a shotgun for my mother’s sister, Aunt Treva, in upstate New York Van Etten where they were... Read Story
Angel Wings
August 13, 2015 6:14 pmPopular culture has often portrayed angels as beautiful women with wings and long, flowing hair dancing over fluttery, white gowns.... Read Story
East End on the Weekend
August 13, 2015 4:25 pmI was his pal. Peter Jennings, that is. When my late grandparents lived in Bridgehampton, I would frequently spend my... Read Story
A Montauk Adventure
August 13, 2015 3:47 pmGrowing up in NYC I knew nothing about the east end of Long Island. Back then summers were asphalt... Read Story
East End, My First Taste
August 13, 2015 3:21 pmMy first Long Island wine tasting took place over fifty years ago when I was only thirteen, back when the... Read Story
Between Dreams
August 13, 2015 12:31 pmHave you ever been at that place in your life where you know one chapter is completed but you don’t... Read Story
Haunted by the Holocaust in the Hamptons
August 13, 2015 12:11 pmThe second definition of the word haunted captures my reaction to the Holocaust: 2. preoccupied, as with an emotion, memory,... Read Story
Not In My Backyard
August 13, 2015 9:24 amI am not a suburbanite. Although I grew up in a house in Brooklyn, it had a burglar alarm and... Read Story
My First Car
August 13, 2015 9:19 amAt the tender age of 8 and 9 and when we left El Encanto Department Store in the city... Read Story
Baited—Hook, Line & Sinker
August 12, 2015 10:19 pmThe East End has me baited—hook, line, and sinker. Delivered by the tide and baptized by ocean spray, I am... Read Story
Leaves
August 12, 2015 9:55 pmThere you stand. Tall, though not as tall as in your prime. Your stance is straight. But you no longer... Read Story
We’re Moving to Montauk
August 12, 2015 8:46 pm“We’re moving to Montauk.” Those were the words I used to wake the children early that September morning in 1982.... Read Story
A Silver Lining at Founders Landing
August 12, 2015 7:52 pmIt’s truly amazing how just a fraction of Long Island can possess such unique beauty. What is it about... Read Story
Better A Safe than Sorry
August 12, 2015 6:32 pmPrologue: I am not much of a salesperson but I sure can ride my Trek east on the old Montauk... Read Story
Off Season
August 12, 2015 5:58 pmA unique migration can be observed on Labor Day, and perhaps for a day or two before and after.... Read Story
Grace
August 12, 2015 2:53 pmQuinipet Camp and Retreat Center is located on Shelter Island. You get there by ferry and the short, peaceful... Read Story
Chocolate Pudding Pond and Other Squishy Places
August 12, 2015 2:45 pmDuring the summer there is a field ecology program at the Quogue Wildlife Refuge. It’s open to kids in... Read Story
One Potato, Two Potato
August 12, 2015 2:45 pmIt was the sultry summer of ‘66. Kelsey had the car of cars. A German job, ’63 Daimler convertible, low... Read Story
The Laugh
August 12, 2015 2:39 pmI love AMAGANSETT. I can walk in any of the bars there and see a host of familiar faces. All... Read Story
William Hamilton Swan
August 12, 2015 2:06 pmWilliam Hamilton Swan was the great great grandson of Alexander Hamilton, the founder of the Bank of New York and... Read Story
Nor’easter Part II/Montauk
August 12, 2015 1:33 pmMy chance to surf big waves came just a few days after a Nor’easter slammed Long Island. The sky was... Read Story
Nor’Easter Part I/Hampton Bays/Shinnecock
August 12, 2015 1:18 pmA Nor’easter had been blowing for a few days now. I could hear it at night. It rattled the house... Read Story
Bill Sokolin 1930-2015 In Memoriam
August 12, 2015 12:40 pmOn July 25th, we sprinkled Bill’s ashes in Gardener’s Bay right off Montauk Point. lt was his wish to “buried’... Read Story
100 Miles
August 12, 2015 10:41 amI am far too young, poor and good-looking to be retired, but, the truth is, I’ve always been... Read Story
Beach Glass
August 11, 2015 11:44 pmMy serenity. My relaxation. My Peconic. It’s amazing how when I concentrate really hard on finding that one particular item... Read Story
The Wahlers in Wainscott
August 11, 2015 10:33 pmElizabeth was adopted. Her older brother, Frederick, was too. Since I was nine, I figured their parents were as well.... Read Story
One Day
August 11, 2015 9:45 pmI pictured the house, a traditional white clapboard with black shutters and one bowed window. It sat far enough from... Read Story
A Peconic Relationship
August 11, 2015 8:49 pmWe sat in the back of a self-help group for gay men trying to make sense of their bad habits.... Read Story
Out
August 11, 2015 6:58 pmI never said I wanted to glide. I also did not count on digging myself out of an insurmountable hole... Read Story
Long Island Wines: Not Quite Napa But Getting There
August 11, 2015 4:56 pmDutch and English settlers in the 17th century battled over land rights in Lange Eylant ignoring the rights of the... Read Story
The Summer Place — A Reprise
August 11, 2015 4:51 pmLooking forward to these months at the Summer house keeps me going all Winter. The physical conditions there are... Read Story
The Boat People
August 11, 2015 12:37 pmNestled on the end of the Island way past the who’s who, the old money, the grand McMansions and... Read Story
A Dog’s Story
August 11, 2015 11:11 amMy father was Charlie Mulligan, a gentle man with a soft heart and a love of family, fishing and trains.... Read Story
An Occasional Woman
August 11, 2015 11:04 am“How many were there before me?” That was his question after our first time and I answered, guilelessly, “Four.” I... Read Story
Plein Air Fridge
August 11, 2015 10:33 amWe have a plein air fridge. A friend had an extra and they asked if we wanted it. Of course.... Read Story
The Hamptons Rose
August 11, 2015 10:02 amWhen I stopped by, she was sitting in the sunroom in a bright peach cotton robe and her pink plaid... Read Story
Days of my Island life
August 10, 2015 10:28 pmAs a young girl growing up on long Island I have seen all the natures and wonders of the towns... Read Story
Camp Hero Montauk
August 10, 2015 9:02 pmMy family started going to Montauk for a week every summer in the late 1980s. I was a teenage girl... Read Story
40 Shore RoadNow
August 10, 2015 6:07 pmReturning from a great summer at sleep away camp, I stilled looked forward to going out to Amagansett. Amagansett meant... Read Story
The House in Springs Has Vanished
August 10, 2015 5:55 pm“Is that it?” I said, slowing down on Three Mile Harbor Road to glance at the street veering off towards... Read Story
Missing From Sag Harbor
August 10, 2015 4:29 pmAs I sit on a weathered bench in the center of this timeless village with my wife’s handbag, covered by... Read Story
Of Steinbeck and Sag Harbor
August 9, 2015 9:49 pmIn his introduction in the 1967 journal of the 5th annual Old Whaler‘s Festival in Sag Harbor, resident John Steinbeck... Read Story
Essay No. 10, From A Collection of Essays, “A Life Distilled”
August 9, 2015 9:25 pmA consequence of a long life is ownership of a vast storeroom of memories. Subsequently, I have identified a subgroup... Read Story
The House on Potato Field Lane
August 9, 2015 5:28 pm“Nothing lasts forever,” repeated my husband’s client, a former ad executive and all-round mensch. At that time in the opulent... Read Story
Moby-Sick
August 9, 2015 3:58 pmCall me Ishmael. Call me captain. But don’t call me seasick. That’s more than I could say for most of... Read Story
Seals of Approval
August 9, 2015 3:22 pmUnlike a lot of seals, who have managed to gain steady employment in circuses and aquariums, I have never tried... Read Story
The Royal Treatment
August 9, 2015 3:15 pmSince the birth of the little princess, people around the world have been abuzz with excitement. I refer, of course,... Read Story
Pleasant Idling
August 9, 2015 2:55 pmMy wife Laura and I loved to visit the east end of Long Island when we were younger. Usually,... Read Story
Conscience Point
August 9, 2015 1:54 pmConscience- noun, an inner feeling or voice viewed as acting as a guide to the rightness or wrongness of... Read Story
No Vacancy at the Neptune Motel
August 9, 2015 11:13 am1.When did Montauk become a “No Vacancy” kind of town? The kind of town with traffic and forty-two taxis waiting... Read Story
Buried Cemeteries
August 9, 2015 10:31 amStanding in front of the Green River Cemetery in Springs, I wondered to myself, could this be the place... Read Story
More than a Summer Escape
August 8, 2015 11:07 pmMy first trip to East Hampton lasted three hours longer than it should have. My mother drove the family... Read Story
A History of the World According to Gurney’s
August 8, 2015 10:28 pmIt was as if it were a moment frozen in time; a 16mm film looped to repeat itself over and... Read Story
Shadow Land
August 8, 2015 7:13 pmI retreated to the eastern end of Long Island, to the south shore, a place where as a homebuilder,... Read Story
For the Love of the Ocean
August 8, 2015 12:15 pmMy son was six years old the first time he experienced the ocean. Although we lived only 23 miles from... Read Story
Old Memories
August 8, 2015 5:52 am“Look at this traffic! I remember when you could walk down the middle of Noyac Road.” Mom can say that... Read Story
And in ‘The End’
August 7, 2015 8:10 pmAnd in the end The love you take Is equal to The love you make. -The Beatles The word... Read Story
Ring Me
August 7, 2015 3:37 pmPerhaps I was not meant to keep rings. For as long as I can remember, I have lost them. There... Read Story
The First Race
August 7, 2015 12:38 pmUnder 42 minutes. A 10K road race finish time achievable by few. The annual Shelter Island 10K run, now in... Read Story
Lloyd
August 7, 2015 10:14 amLloyd was a good-natured kid who went his own way as he grew up in Eastport in the 1930’s. Even... Read Story
No Man in Everyman’s Land
August 7, 2015 8:57 amThough I don’t have a mailbox, my zip code is 11937. I live in one of the wealthiest parts of... Read Story
Not today, Hemingway
August 6, 2015 9:51 pm“Call me Ishmael…..pretty cool way of life out here…..everyone just kind of does their own thing…..” Written by Matt Mackey... Read Story
From Mastic to Montauk
August 6, 2015 4:16 pmMy love for the east end of Long Island goes back as far as I can remember. My maternal grandfather,... Read Story
Silver Fox
August 6, 2015 3:42 pm“Pete?” “Yes, lovey?” “A friend of mine wrote a play. It’s three nights only in the city, at least for... Read Story
Aimless, but Well-Intentioned, in the Hamptons
August 6, 2015 2:46 pmA rare weekend alone stirred my slumbering sense of curiosity and adventure. I roused groggily from my self-imposed mid-summer “hibernation”... Read Story
Gone to the Dogs
August 6, 2015 11:27 amIn one of the more fashionable Long Island villages, some restaurants have been serving up cuisine on narrow outdoor... Read Story
Jim Davidson / Hampton Jitney
August 6, 2015 9:38 amIt was early May, 1984 and I reached for the handle to the door that would change my life. “The... Read Story
A Different Experience
August 5, 2015 9:45 pmI have been coming to East Hampton since 1990. East Hampton impressed me the first time I got off the... Read Story
My Brother
August 5, 2015 9:30 pmMy brother means the world to me. We are constantly fighting over the little things and he is always getting... Read Story
Travels With My Aunt
August 5, 2015 1:19 pmIt was to be the very first summer since childhood in which I would not be indulging in every delectable... Read Story
