Local Beach Reads
Reading can serve as an incredible escape during the summer — either from the heat or from the fact that the heat is temporary and it’s only a matter of time […]
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The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
Book Review: Jeff Danielian’s Walking Further
Walking Further picks up where Seasonal Ramblings, Danielian’s first poetry collection, left off. The poems are strong but have a sense of simplicity to them. None of the poems were […]
Know Your Mom and Pop: Rhode Runner
I don’t know what got me started jogging around my neighborhood, but I can remember the first few runs being absolutely brutal forms of torture that I just wanted to […]
Book Review: Heather Rigney’s Hunting the Merrow
I can’t remember the last time I was this excited to learn that a book was coming out. Waking the Merrow, Heather Rigney’s first book in the Merrow Trilogy, blew […]
Know Your Mom and Pop: TattooMedics
Every day, pretty much everyone on the planet makes enough mistakes to fill a swimming pool. Each one helps individuals grow, whether they want to or not, and while some […]
Book Review: Janet Dutcher’s Samuel and the Soldiers of Heaven
But I want to know what is going to happen next. This was my mantra while reading through this 131-page story, the first foray into fiction for Rhode Island native […]
Know Your Mom and Pop: The Bodhi Spa
January is the time when most people plan to put some spark back into their lives, looking at each new year as a fresh start to a better everything. Resolutions, […]
Book Review: Christine Jenkins’ Fake Smiles and Lasagna
In Fake Smiles and Lasagna, author Christine Jenkins, a math teacher at Moses Brown School, describes mentoring sibling refugees from Rwanda and helping them get accustomed to the United States. […]
Support Local Shops and the Community: Small Business Saturday and Buy Nothing Day
Black Friday and Cyber Monday have gained mainstream traction, but the slightly lesser known Small Business Saturday (started by American Express, oddly enough) is a great event that supports the […]
Book Review: A Cricket’s Trick or Treat by Leo C. Frisk, Jr
The backstory of author Leo C. Frisk, Jr is nearly as intriguing as the story itself. Frisk somewhat stumbled into becoming an author. Learning that he was going blind when […]