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 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…6d ago6d ago
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
Bob BarsantiFondue DreamsOn her first trip to Europe, and on her first night, my mother bought a genuine French La Creuset fondue pot. It was a handsome, sturdy…Jul 161Jul 161
Bob BarsantiKings of SummerWhen they went to the beach for the first time this year, the waves were rolling. Waist high breakers staggered into the steep beach…Jul 91Jul 91