Strength

Melissa Verdi is strong, inside and out. We met after her shift at the hospital. She was squeezing in time to chat with me before her two-hour workout at the gym. We sat in my car at the beach, the rain deterring our plans to walk. Sipping her coffee, she quickly warned me that she…

Resiliency

Gwen Hobgood is in love. I could see it in her smile. I sat down with Gwen on a sunny May afternoon in her South Yarmouth home. Upon entering the doorway, it’s obvious you are in artist territory. Her paintings line the walls, deep rich colors of the southwest. Her students enjoy private lessons in…