In Providence: The West Side Diner
If you stopped by the West Side Diner last year for an early morning breakfast, you might have seen her talking to her son about skipping school. “He did it […]
Events:
The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
In Providence: Greenline Apothecary
If you were with me on my birthday a year ago, you’d know that I spent an hour of it at Greenline Apothecary in Providence. Of course, you wouldn’t know […]
In Providence: An American Girl
“I just can’t see myself leaving like this.” She was supposed to have left weeks ago. Months, actually. June 8 was her last scheduled day in Providence. “We’re at June […]
In Providence: Tommy’s Pizza
If you passed by a house near Charles Street at around eleven o’clock at night on Saturday, you would have seen a light on. “We hadn’t seen each other in […]
In Providence: The Republican that got away
If you had asked her four years ago if she’d still be hooking up with a Republican, she would have told you there was no chance of that happening. “There […]
In Providence: Drive On In
“We put the screen up in the driveway and I’ll tell you the truth: I didn’t feel like taking it down. That’s all it was. I never thought much about […]
In Providence: Grandma’s on the way
“I drove down and I got her, because I’m watching the news and I see all these cases going up, and it’s getting me nervous. I call my daughter and […]
In Providence: Late Night Cooking
“Where I grew up, we just left the doors open all the time, so I’m used to it.” Her wife gets mad at her. This isn’t the small town in […]
In Providence: Fireworks
He almost had them one night. “I was two houses away in either direction, and then they stopped. It’s like they knew I was coming.” This is his first summer […]
In Providence: I was here until I wasn’t
She left Providence after graduating, having seen nothing of the city. “I really didn’t. Now I see that. I didn’t see it before, because I thought that was the nature […]