PinnedBob 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
PinnedBob 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
PinnedBob BarsantiConsideration and Black YukonsSummer came like a hangover. One night in June, the ocean draped us in drops and drips. Then, in the morning, the sun shouted in through…Jun 253Jun 253
PinnedBob BarsantiThe Boon CompanionThe Not Good Dog sees another person, or another dog, or a blowing water bottle and goes off, hell bent for leather and bellowing his…May 21May 21
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 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…6d ago6d ago
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 BarsantiThe Better AngelsA friend of mine was pawing through the bike rack at Jetties Beach. Her son’s bike (a black and silver Trek) had been taken from the rack a…Jul 2Jul 2