Author: Brian Shortsleeve

Brian Shortsleeve is the owner, publisher, and founder of Cape Cod Life Publications. His personal column, “Gunkholing,” has appeared in all issues of Cape Cod LIFE since the very first issue in 1979.

Brian Shortsleeve

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Gunkholing: Celebrating Village LIFE

In the last issue of Cape Cod LIFE, we began our new series, “Village LIFE,” by focusing on the village…

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Note to Self: Write More Often

Introducing Cape Cod Life Note Cards Above is one of our favorite aerial photos, taken as part of our Aerial…

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August 2018 Gunkholing: When I was a boy

Many an evening was spent playing touch football on Craigville Beach in Centerville. Most of the guys had summer jobs…

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July 2018 Gunkholing: Harbor LIFE

Our new series “Harbor LIFE” is intended to invite you to visit our marvelous harbors. We attempt to photographically capture…

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May 2018 Gunkholing: Craigville Beach

“The memories we collect and give brighten our lives for as long as we live.” When my father was in…

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Gunkholing: Celebrating our 40 years

In May 2018, Cape Cod Life begins its 40th year. Here is our first 40-year retrospective. While attending a recent…

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Gunkholing: My Love of Photography

My love of photography was a major motivator when I began publishing Cape Cod Life almost 40 years ago. From…

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Gunkholing: Print and digital working hand in hand

I love to see our charming villages and main streets decorated for the holidays. In this issue of Cape Cod…

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Gunkholing: Cape Cod LIFE launching new website, online general store

I don’t remember a time when I have not been very appreciative of good writing and great photography. Before starting…

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Sunset Is My Favorite Time

“When anxious, uneasy and bad thoughts come, I to go the sea, and the sea drowns them out with its…

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May we always have general stores

My first trip to Cape Cod was in 1955 just after finishing second grade, for the second time, in Elmira,…

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capecodlife.com is growing and growing…

At Cape Cod Life Publications we have a new web designer; Jenn Shurkus is her name. Jenn comes to us…

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Notes on the Summer of ’16, to date

Judy and I along with our son, Max, and his friend James Modic visited Martha’s Vineyard for four days early…

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Great teamwork—it’s a cause for celebration!

The June issue of Cape Cod LIFE was the 25th since we introduced our annual “Best of the Cape &…

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Happy Birthday, Judy!

For the recent birthday of my wife, Judy, our associate publisher, I wanted to give her something she did not…

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The overwhelming power of natural beauty

My son Max called me from school recently and told me that one of his recent Cape Cod Life Facebook…

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