Islanders Write
Reader’s Essay: A winter on the Vineyard story
By Julia Fields
Everyone loves the cheerful and enchanting charm of Christmas in Edgartown and for us, it’s an important tradition for how we end...
“Tough Luck, Kid” – A Fishing Story
Our last Islanders Write prompt was fishing stories, and we are delighted to share this beautiful essay by Alicia Winter.
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Writing Prompt: Leaving the Vineyard
Each month we post a writing prompt and pick an essay to highlight in this newsletter and on our website. Our August writing prompt...
What I didn’t realize about the Vineyard
By Joani LaMachia
Joani LaMachia submitted this essay in response to the writing prompt “What I didn’t realize about the Vineyard…” in the July Islanders...
Beth’s Story
In 2017, the mother/daughter team Kathy and Beth Usher stood up in front of a rapt audience and pitched their book project to the...
Schedule – Panel Discussions 2025
Sunday, Aug 17th 7:30 pm
Politics and the Press, Censorship and Coverage
Mara Liasson
E.J. Dionne
Patricia J. Williams
Richard North Patterson
Charles Sennott - moderator
Monday, Aug 18
8:45 Welcome to...
Writing Prompts
June’s writing prompt –– Vineyard horror stories –– was not popular. Since we didn’t receive any submissions, we’ll share an essay by Brae Eddleston...
My job was to be a kid
By Jill Orluskie
Thanks to my father, I couldn’t have asked for a better summer job on Martha’s Vineyard from 1982 to 1985. Although my...
Support Island bookstores on Saturday
There are two types of readers — those that read their way through the pandemic, and those that couldn’t focus enough to get through...