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Outdoor Etiquette: With so many people taking to the great outdoors, manners...
Dear C and Dr. B, With the restriction of the coronavirus lockdown, the only fun thing left for people to do is get out and explore all the parks and conservation lands that have remained open. What I...
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In Providence: The Night Runner
Note: This story features details about a physical assault that might be difficult for some readers. Please be advised. “It’s a good way to get to know a place. It’ll be one year here in October, but...
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Chuck and Brad Go Visual: The popular podcast revamped with a new video...
The creativity that some are displaying during the pandemic has been impressive. Baking a homemade loaf of bread, learning new languages or taking time to really deal with mental clarity are all up...
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Spiritual Journeys in the Time of Coronavirus: How are people of different...
“The shock of coronavirus has a lot of spiritual potential, leading us to ask, ‘What is real? Why did it happen? Does it matter why it happened? What is the reason for suffering?’” Shana Klinger...
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In Providence: The Neighborhood
The day after Providence saw swarms of people running through its downtown area, breaking windows and looting stores, the streets started to fill up again, but this time, it was with people looking to...
View ArticleBe An Ally: Five do’s and don’t’s for white people taking anti-racist action
I am a white woman who has been blogging about race for eight years. It all started out of my pressing need to explore why, ever since I was a child, I cared so much about cross-racial connection,...
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In Providence: The Protest
Black Lives Matter rally in Providence, June 5, 2020; photo credit: Small Frye Photography She told me her friend asked her if she was scared to go to the protest. “I told her the truth. I told her...
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Real Help for Real Artists: MassMoCA workshops help artists thrive
The toll that the COVID-19 pandemic has taken on our economy has been as debilitating as the disease itself, and some of the hardest hit were those who worked in creative fields. As the shut downs...
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De-escalation: The Nonviolence Institute seeks sustainable peace
Since the death of George Floyd, protests and violence has erupted in waves across our country. On June 1 in Providence, we witnessed vandalism and looting, while in Minneapolis, NY, LA, Philadelphia...
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In Providence: Newport Nights
“I get tired as soon as I see the mall over to the left of the highway. That’s when I feel it. Until then, I feel high as a kite. If it’s been a good night. If not, then I don’t. Then I’m happy to be...
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Labels? Instincts? Stereotypes?: One reader questions their knee-jerk reactions
Dear C and Dr. B; The issue of stereotypes and profiling has taken over the news – Black people and people of color are perceived as greater threats, wherever they are or whatever they are doing – and...
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In Providence: The Pool
“I don’t know how we did it when there were all five of them in the house, but I don’t remember it feeling this tight. Then again, they were smaller, so that might be it. You might be writing about a...
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Dear Rhode Island: Want a pen pal? What Cheer will help you find one.
With quarantine slowing down most of our lives, Jessica David and the What Cheer Writers Club are teaming up to bring back a favorite old pasttime: writing letters. That’s right, drop your smart phone...
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Advice with Spyce: Navigating polyamory and avoiding getting catfished
Hi Spyce, I’m in a non monogamous relationship with a wonderful woman. We do a form of polyamory called “kitchen table poly,” and I currently live with her, her husband and their two kids. Things are...
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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 of being in school. That you just...
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Feeling Free!: No-cost events that’ll keep your summer fun
Ah, summertime in Rhode Island. The beaches, the food, the cancellation of every major event because of the COVID-19 crisis … yeah, we’re sad it’s not going to be the same, too. But – there’s still...
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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 without his wife. She passed away last year...
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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 the Midwest where she was raised, and even if it was, they have a...
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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 tell her I want to get her up here, and she tells me,...
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Advice with Spyce: Texting relationships and condom free in corona
Dear Spyce, I met this guy online and we immediately hit it off. We exchanged numbers and started texting, pretty quickly getting to the point where we were texting all day, every day. Because of...
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