Doug Sparks
Doug Sparks is the managing editor of Merrimack Valley Magazine. He has a master's degree in English from New York University and lives with his wife and daughter in Chelmsford, Mass.
As we head deeper into winter, it’s harder to get outside for exercise, but a walk in nature might be the easiest solution.
Read Story →Henry Marte is a photographer, videographer and marketer, and his striking images capture everything from urban ballerinas to volcanoes.
Read Story →#NowSpinning is a regular feature in which we ask local musicians what’s up next on their playlist! This week … Melvern Taylor!
Read Story →Richard Burke Jones may wear many hats — city clerk, artist, husband, father — but over the years, his obsession with painting never waned.
Read Story →What is it we once did for fun before the pandemic? It’s hard to remember. I think it had something to do with beer.
Read Story →My relationship with language remains constant. It can be rocky, but anything you care about requires tending, and fertilization.
Read Story →At first glance, the poems and sketches in Chath pierSath’s “On Earth Beneath Sky,” betray an old-fashioned reverence for literary figures.
Read Story →In “Cummiskey Alley” the poems echo the thoughts of a solitary wanderer searching for moments in which the present dissolves into a past.
Read Story →Editor-in-Chief Doug Sparks reflects on writing in coffee shops, introversion and a nostalgic tune by The Smiths.
Read Story →There’s something strange about feminism. After all, it’s impossible to think of any 20th century social movement that was as successful or influential.
Read Story →“Scipio’s Dream” tells the story of a Roman general who dreams of standing above Carthage one night and begins to perceive the sweet music of the spheres.
Read Story →Tuscan opens winter garden, Red Sox talk Lowell and Baker rolls back COVID plans. All this and more in this week’s NoteWorthy.
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