by T. Marie Bertineau | Dec 14, 2021 | Z-Uncategorized Carrot Sticks
The holiday season has come around again, and hope is in full bloom. Just like clockwork, the annual transition from L-tryptophan to Christmas fudge has set off a flurry of sights and sounds. Cars in the Keweenaw are topped with evergreens, drivers rushing home to...
by T. Marie Bertineau | Aug 24, 2021 | Columns, Z-Uncategorized Carrot Sticks
I write within a porch in the heart of the Keweenaw. It looks out over a bustling village street, an old railway line, a ball diamond. There’s a Veteran’s memorial down the lane, flags flapping, begonias blooming. One name listed there belongs to a relative I never...
by T. Marie Bertineau | Jun 1, 2021 | Columns, Z-Uncategorized Carrot Sticks
Growing up I had a blueprint in mind, a family ideal loosely based on a 70s television show. It consisted of a white-collar husband, responsible and kind. And exactly two children, a girl and a boy. I envisioned meals around the table, Sundays in church, sleepover...
by T. Marie Bertineau | Mar 8, 2021 | Columns
Call me the girl in the bubble, but I like the comfort of my space. I’m not an especially affectionate adult—a flaw I own and often ponder. I’m reserved with PDA, sometimes a bit stiff. So when 2020’s tsunami of a coronavirus rose from the depths of the Wuhan meat...
