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#culture #nantucket #STR #townmeeting
The ten highest-earning hosts on Nantucket collected hundreds of thousands of dollars in rent—two collected over a million. None of those people can vote in Town Meeting.
#culture #nantucket #STR #townmeeting
The ten highest-earning hosts on Nantucket collected hundreds of thousands of dollars in rent—two collected over a million. None of those people can vote in Town Meeting.
November 3, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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#culture #nantucket #STR #townmeeting
The ten highest-earning hosts on Nantucket collected hundreds of thousands of dollars in rent—two collected over a million. None of those people can vote in Town Meeting.
#culture #nantucket #STR #townmeeting
The ten highest-earning hosts on Nantucket collected hundreds of thousands of dollars in rent—two collected over a million. None of those people can vote in Town Meeting.
October 31, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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#booksky #writingcommunity #books #AmWriting #fiction #mystery #romance #nantucket
#booksky #writingcommunity #books #AmWriting #fiction #mystery #romance #nantucket
October 29, 2025 at 2:05 PM
October 22, 2025 at 2:31 PM
October 7, 2025 at 3:07 PM
October 3, 2025 at 2:31 PM
September 27, 2025 at 7:23 PM
September 27, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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September 26, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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They moved in. They made the beds, unpacked the clothes, and filled the freezer. . He stood beside an empty car, in the fading July light. The hedges hummed with bees, a rabbit nibbled some of the grass, and far overhead, a gull circled.
They moved in. They made the beds, unpacked the clothes, and filled the freezer. . He stood beside an empty car, in the fading July light. The hedges hummed with bees, a rabbit nibbled some of the grass, and far overhead, a gull circled.
July 24, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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They moved in. They made the beds, unpacked the clothes, and filled the freezer. . He stood beside an empty car, in the fading July light. The hedges hummed with bees, a rabbit nibbled some of the grass, and far overhead, a gull circled.
They moved in. They made the beds, unpacked the clothes, and filled the freezer. . He stood beside an empty car, in the fading July light. The hedges hummed with bees, a rabbit nibbled some of the grass, and far overhead, a gull circled.
Fishing for Foundations: A Parent’s Foolishness open.substack.com/pub/barr85/p...
#culture #humor #essays #fishing #nantucket
#culture #humor #essays #fishing #nantucket
July 10, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Fishing for Foundations: A Parent’s Foolishness open.substack.com/pub/barr85/p...
#culture #humor #essays #fishing #nantucket
#culture #humor #essays #fishing #nantucket
5.6 Polpis Road: Enter Dionis open.substack.com/pub/polpisro... #fiction #books #booksky #literature #nantucket
July 7, 2025 at 2:25 PM
5.6 Polpis Road: Enter Dionis open.substack.com/pub/polpisro... #fiction #books #booksky #literature #nantucket
June 12, 2025 at 7:05 PM
As Americans, our passivity is our cancer. ....we are giving up our agency for the mesmerizing tyranny of flashy lights and the illusion of sofa safety. Podcasts, live shows, discussion boards, Facebook are facsimiles of a life observed, not lived.
barr85.substack.com/p/he-that-bu...
#essay,
barr85.substack.com/p/he-that-bu...
#essay,
May 9, 2025 at 1:26 PM
As Americans, our passivity is our cancer. ....we are giving up our agency for the mesmerizing tyranny of flashy lights and the illusion of sofa safety. Podcasts, live shows, discussion boards, Facebook are facsimiles of a life observed, not lived.
barr85.substack.com/p/he-that-bu...
#essay,
barr85.substack.com/p/he-that-bu...
#essay,
February 26, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Out in this Atlantic dark are men, women, and families making homes out of tarps and tents, blankets and buckets. They heat and eat with a camp stove...Nantucket has plenty of work but not enough beds.
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open.substack.com/pub/barr85/p...
February 2, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Out in this Atlantic dark are men, women, and families making homes out of tarps and tents, blankets and buckets. They heat and eat with a camp stove...Nantucket has plenty of work but not enough beds.
open.substack.com/pub/barr85/p...
open.substack.com/pub/barr85/p...
January 29, 2025 at 3:21 PM
A day early...Where I was, where I am going, and where I am.
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January 1, 2025 at 5:35 PM
A day early...Where I was, where I am going, and where I am.
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New Essay: On Returning Home.
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December 20, 2024 at 6:51 PM
New Essay: On Returning Home.
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December 14, 2024 at 2:19 PM
December 12, 2024 at 1:36 PM
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old essay from 2023. Something to read while you wait for the power to come back on.
old essay from 2023. Something to read while you wait for the power to come back on.
December 8, 2024 at 10:05 PM
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old essay from 2023. Something to read while you wait for the power to come back on.
old essay from 2023. Something to read while you wait for the power to come back on.
December 6, 2024 at 6:12 PM