~The menu is a mix of fiction, non-fiction, creative non-fiction, journalism, poetry and desserts.
~ Be sure to ask about the specials.
Starters
(A Sampling from my nonfiction essay collection, “On a Mission from Jerry”)
On a Mission from Jerry
Culture clashing and “missionary” work on the neighbors, through the unlikely medium of tie-dye.
Turtle Journal
Exploring an impromptu wetland with free-range child, wild airborne viruses, and no Googlin’.
Mining Dr. Matt
Braided essay about a scam, a plan, and a cube of pure gold 20 meters on each side.
From the Land
(Nonfiction essays connected to Home.)
Selling Yourself in the Personals
Perusing the classifieds in 1999, where “modern” love used to hide.
Hanging Out
Picking old scabs in my hometown: True Crime and my uncle.
~Historical Non-Fiction
Writing in the White Space (of Pratt’s Grocery Store)
A prompt that stayed put and went somewhere, exploring Home through the use of white space.
From the Sea
(Ocean-forward nonfiction)
Not My Friend
Star-crossed surf session in a Masonboro lightning storm.
Heavy Water
Thirsty in El Salvador? You’ll need a guy.
N.E. Surf? (A Blog)
Eeking out surf between the buttons in Boston.
From the Air
(Fiction)
Flood Bugs Ch. 1: MMM
The first chapter from the novel-in-progress Flood Bugs.
-Climate Fiction
The Perfect Woman
A little witchcraft unfurls from an actual rivalry between Estonian playwrights in 1870.
-Historical Fiction
Maya Journal
Scott Pezman’s family didn’t know their all-inclusive hotel was also hosting a music festival.
Sandwiches
(Portable and Savory)
The Entrada
Sneaky privileges and senior champagne.
-Non-Fiction
The Spice Aisle
With microbes flying every which way in the first days of the lockdown, strange sparks afoot in the spice aisle of Whole Foods.
-Non-Fiction
Attitudes of Composure
Found Poetry sourced from a year of discipline infractions
-Poetry
Ark Nemesis
He’s ready for the Rapture, but unprepared for Greta.
-Recent-Historical Fiction
The Projector
Critter is an idealogue and serial hatcher of side projects who possibly meets his match in and around a nursing home parking lot.
-Non-Fiction
Fresh, Local Journalism
Coworking With Autism
Beyond networking for introverts, where the modern workplace falls on the spectrum, for Bostinno.
Illegal Acolytes
Exploring the relationship between first-time and veteran cannabis cultivators, for Dig Boston.
An Aeropress, a Vest, and an iPhone
How the intersection of accessibility and technology shapes innovation.
Weeding Out Misogyny
A coalition of female entrepreneurs choreographs success in the canna-business.
LGBT defacto
How Corporate America shaped the Supreme Court decision.
Gear and Growing in the Ashes of Prohibition
A look at the post-prohibition landscape for MA, for The Tokin’ Truth
Desserts
Chocolate Macarons
A classic French delicacy, filled with rich chocolate ganache
$12.00
Crêpe Suzette
Delicate crêpe in buttery, orange sauce; served flambé
$13.00
Praline Cake
Multi-layer praline and chocolate cake with caramel cream cheese
$12.00
Tarte Tatin
Sticky caramel sauce with apples, served with whipped cream
$12.00
Lemon Tart
zesty lemon tang, creamy custard and topped with meringue
$12.00
Trio of Fruit
Blueberries, strawberries, raspberries, plums and passion fruit
$28.00
Our fish is responsibly caught from sustainable sources.