I had a great idea for a column this week. Unfortunately, this isn’t it. After about 20 minutes of deep soul-searching, it ...

I always speak to you, my compassionate readers, from my heart. So, I want to tell you that this is the hardest time I’ve had writing a column in the 27 years I’ve been a Cape Cod Times columnist. I ...

In what might have been 1979, I was invited to a nearby elementary school to talk to students about writing. The children were led into the school gym, where they sat cross-legged on the floor while ...

The upcoming week marks this column’s 18th anniversary. I almost can’t believe it. It feels like far longer. It almost feels like I’ve been writing it since … “forever ago.” From church signs to chalk ...

I had a great idea for a column this week. Unfortunately, this isn’t it.

It is my dream column. I would have written to say that inside humans’ earliest ancestors, even the earliest ancestors of carnivores, herbivores, birds and reptiles lived a heart. Yet life was here ...

Jerry Brewer, who has been writing columns for 22 years, has joined The Athletic and wants to raise his game in an era that favors attention over nuance. Courtesy of Lydia Brewer For the last six ...

Today, you're reading something special: my 150th Bottle Shots column. That many weekly columns may just be a drop in the bucket compared to my predecessor, Lorri Hambuchen, who famously held this ...

Dear Readers: After 21 years writing the “Ask Amy” column, I’m announcing that I’m leaving this space. My final column will run at the end of June. I’m healthy, happy, and 64 years old. This is a ...

One day when I was speaking to a third grade class, one little girl asked, "How long does it take to write a column?" "A lifetime," I told her. And truly, we carry a lifetime around in our brains. For ...