Chasing the Dragon of Theatrical Convention by E.T. Wilford
Chasing the dragon is a turn of phrase referring to the elusive pursuit of the high experienced during a user’s first use of a drug, a high that can no longer be achieved after acclimation. Theatrical convention is a technique that actors, playwrights, or directors employ to help the audience understand context. For example, mime. “We are […]
The Costume Shop Is Gone. What We Lost With It. By Cece Davis
More than 30 years ago, a group of people in Easton decided to put on a show. It was called Follies, a huge variety production created to benefit CASA. More than 100 people may have participated over the years, depending on who tells the story. What is clear is that it was a true community […]
Those Winter Sundays by Robert Hayden Read by Sue Ellen Thompson
https://youtu.be/oZd3w9MolvY”/] Those Winter Sundays Sundays too my father got up early and put his clothes on in the blueblack cold, then with cracked hands that ached from labor in the weekday weather made banked fires blaze. No one ever thanked him. I’d wake and hear the cold splintering, breaking. When the rooms were warm, he’d […]
“Fail First” is a Failure Always Ali Asghar Kassamali
Imagine walking into a health care clinic only to find that our loved one cannot receive the medication their doctor recommends, not because it is unsafe or unproven, but because their insurance requires them to “fail first.” This practice, known as step therapy, forces patients to try cheaper medications before gaining access to the treatments […]
Spies In Search of a Proper Breakfast: Three Mid-Shore Favorites
For the serious breakfast crowd—those who see the first meal as a bit of a sacred ritual—there’s nothing quite like a café that opens its doors promptly at 7 am, or even earlier, to earn street cred. You’ll find these faithful in rural Vermont and coastal Maine, where the natives line up for pancakes and […]
‘With Valor and Honor’ Commemorates Talbot’s Black Civil War Troops by Eric Mills
Maryland has long been touted as “America in Miniature,” and while that venerable tourism-boosting label refers to geographical diversity, the Maryland-as-microcosm description perfectly encapsulates the Old Line State during the Civil War. Perched on the faultline of a nation ripped in two, Maryland was home to North America’s largest free Black population, but it also […]
Listen to the Music by Roger Vaughan
“Music is a mistress of order and good manners [who] makes the people milder and gentler, more moral and more reasonable.” Martin Luther King, Jr. There seems to be a controversy over the suspicion that Nero fiddled while Rome burned. Some say it was propaganda released by his enemies. Others say it’s true, representing Nero’s cruel disregard […]
A Work of Heart: How Museums Can Strengthen Your Relationship by Daedelus Hoffman
It’s a Tuesday night in February. The dinner plates have been cleared, the glow of the TV remote feels uninspiring, and the winter chill outside makes staying in seem like the easy choice. You and your partner sit on the couch, scrolling through your phones, each lost in your own little world. Another quiet evening, […]
Home-grown Entrepreneurs: Eat Sprout Grows Up! By Mary Beth Durkin
https://youtu.be/pdURreLIP8Q”/] Eat Sprout, the farm-to-table, grab-and-go food retail store that fuses health with deliciousness, has lots of big news for 2025!!! Sprout is opening a new café in the heart of Easton at 22 North Harrison St. The new location will have indoor and outdoor seating. Co-owner Emily Groll says the new café will have […]
Have another? By Roger Vaughan
The surgeon general cautioned the public that even light or moderate drinking is harmful. New York Times 1-3-25 There have been a lot of scary headlines recently. The US has resigned from the Paris Agreements, a coalition of countries that promotes cohesive efforts to suppress climate chaos. Sixteen hundred convicted January 6 insurrectionists have been […]