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Wonderfully Weird

The first time I saw Tamora Israel, she was commanding the stage at the Provincetown TEDx Talks. This is not an exaggeration; she owned it. I, along with over 300 other audience members, sat in awe as we watched her confidently blend poetry and conversation, sharing her ideas on “New rules for consent in the…

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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…