Author: Brian Shortsleeve

Join the Shortsleeves as they enjoy three nights on Martha’s Vineyard during the off-season!

In this holiday issue of Cape Cod Life I would like to share with you my column from the holidays…

About 40 years ago I first sailed into Buzzards Bay. I had gone to Roanoke, Virginia to buy a center-cockpit,…

In the first issue of Cape Cod LIFE magazine, in 1979, I wrote, “We hope to do photo journalistic justice…

We include the phases of the moon in the Cape Cod Life Seascapes Calendar because the phases of the moon…

My thanks to the entire Cape Cod Life staff for doing such a great job! For months most of us…

Above, the 2020 issue of Cape Cod LIFE June, known to readers as the Best Of issue. Digital: During these…

In this issue of Cape Cod Life my younger brother, Kevin, has written a fine article about our family’s memorable…

In February, if my father was alive, he would have turned 100-years-old. Several of us, starting with my nephew Chris…

Allyson Plessner came to Cape Cod Life in the summer of 2017 as a summer intern after graduating from the…

In 1992, the January issue was dedicated to the historic Hurricane “Bob” that had just ravaged the shoreline of the…

Life aboard the Lady Carline Late in 1982 when my grandmother died I was in the process of buying a…

“The memories we collect and give, brighten our lives as long as we live” The above quote is one of…

Gunkholing: A note from the publisher The Memorial Day weekend sailing regatta, which began in 1972, was created by a…

Gunkholing: What Does 40 Years of Cape Cod Life Look Like? Our first issue, left, published in 1979. The first…

This was Brian’s Editor’s Note  from the 1999 Annual edition of Cape Cod HOME. It seems appropriate to revisit in…

The Season is Upon Us! Spring is a wonderful time to treat ourselves to places and spaces that speak to…

This is my favorite time of day. Whenever my schedule allows, I do my best to catch sunset. Each day…