PinnedBob BarsantiA quick note…I have picked up some readers in the last week or two and, though I dig about, I do not recognize you. Which is fine. That is way writing…Jun 29, 2022Jun 29, 2022
Bob BarsantiLucky to Survive Your DreamsFor twenty years, I have lived at the edge of the Atlantic. I have seen it freeze, melt, and swell with storms. It glows blue in the…Sep 17Sep 17
Bob BarsantiTeachers Write the Final Draft of HistoryI listened to the moon rise on Saturday night. After Labor Day, the air has cooled and cleared for the early stars and planets. The beach…Sep 101Sep 101
Bob BarsantiBeing of UseThis summer, my youngest son and I spent a good bit of time outside of stores. Most of these stores sold lovely things like Legos…Sep 2Sep 2
Bob BarsantiLabor Day Doesn’t Have a Tip JarAt the Juice Bar, the scoopers put up a sign over the ice machine that read “Relax, things could be worse. You could be on this side of the…Aug 26Aug 26
Bob BarsantiThe Best Teach DrivingI have spent a lifetime in education. For the first twenty one years of my life, it was done to me. For the last twenty years, I have been…Aug 19Aug 19
Bob BarsantiTables and TotemsI have been vexed by a closet. Inside, on the floor, drifts of clothes, papers, hats, swim suits, and about fifty shoes in one shape or…Aug 12Aug 12
Bob BarsantiDucks on the Highway(Quick reminder. Nantucket Island is the backdrop of most of my essays. The point of the essay, and the argument, is not limited to God’s…Aug 5Aug 5
Bob BarsantiIf There is Hope, It is at Comic ConI met the Green Lantern this weekend. He looked a lot like me. He is now taller than I am, and has more energy that I can summon, but he…Jul 29Jul 29
Bob BarsantiWe Measure Our Days in Popsicles(This is a Nantucket essay, but I think it can hold up in the rest of the world)Jul 2210Jul 2210