Thanks to all who came to my talk Jan. 28, and those 80 or so people who connected by Zoom. The recording is on YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeiSMJzteN8 . Early arrivals got to see the great video by Karl Swenson giving an aerial view of the river. Fantastic. There was no opportunity for my musical playlist, listed below. These are all great songs. Brian Taylor suggested adding Talking Heads, "Take Me to the River." Great suggestion. New music from the Tedeschi

Hard at work on the new book, a history of the North River (the one in southeastern MA). And it is work. The draft is up to 212 pages and...

Interesting discoveries in the last few days as I try to finish my next book, a history of the North River. I visited the Norwell...

Ditches in the salt marshes are my latest focus of research. Very local, like in almost my backyard, yet common along the whole Northeast...

Latest book now launched, Seacoast Scituate By Air. It is the first scenic survey of Scituate's fascinating seacoast. Here are 70...

Author talk and book signing event, January 29, 12-2, Untold Brewing, Scituate. Sponsored by Buttonwood Books and Untold Brewing. See the...

People like the cover of my new book -- On a Cliff. Let’s take a peek inside the cover. Not inside the book, just inside the cover. The...

The new book is out, On a Cliff. Available on Amazon, here. Thanks to the many contributors! See the Acknowledgments section at the end....

At a time when the humanities are attempting to defend their relevance, Stilgoe never doubts that simply looking can reveal important...

Exciting to be so close to publishing. Had Intense period of editing, then book design stuff (resizing illustrations, etc.) Hoping to be...

But I believe I am in the home stretch. I have editors hard at work, and a cover design I like. I like this, as it rings true: A writer...