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Bobby and the Big Russell by Bruce Steeples Cape Cod, 1975 The first summer ferry to Martha’s Vineyard left Woods Hole at eight a.m. Across the street, the line started forming outside the Ship’s Crossing Restaurant about a quarter to seven. When the doors opened at seven there was a rush to the tables and soon a stack of orders… Continue reading "Bobby and the Big Russell by Bruce Steeples"
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Pet or Pest? By Joan S I’ve worked a number of nutty jobs and have been pondering which one to plunder for stories. Lucky for you all, the first job I ever had raised its ugly head last week when we had a rat visit our workplace. I was working at McCooks Theatre in a somewhat… Continue reading "Kill the Rat! / What’s the opposite of flagship? by Joan S"
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Confessions of a Bering Sea Cook – chapter 1 By Tim Dempsey Back in the 90s I took a job on a small coastal freighter for a seafood company in Seattle. I wanted a deckhand job and I wanted to work in the infamous Bering Sea but this was the only open position at the time so I took… Continue reading "Confessions of a Bering Sea Cook – chapter 1"
