Jul 17, 20183 min read

My First Trip to Fire Island

STORY: 1980—I started going to Fire Island in the summer of 1980. My first time, I was invited by friends who’d rented a house on the...

Jun 8, 20181 min read

Fire Island Weekends

STORY: In all my years at the Pines, my housemates were always fellow worker bees who toiled hard for our time at the beach. Our delight...

May 9, 20184 min read

Fire Island Virgin

STORY: 1979/1980—My first visit to Fire Island was over Halloween weekend in 1979, long after the resort’s summer season had ended. The...

Mar 12, 20181 min read

Summer in the Pines 1981

STORY: 1981 – In this photo, I’m with my housemates and my weekend date from Boston (John Shade, with our arms around each other) on the...