Outermost Writing from Cape Cod

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Devil's Rock

Devil's Rock

It's not you, it's me

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Chris Ellsasser
Apr 11, 2025
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There is a boulder on the rocky beach at the end of Tonset Road in Orleans on Cape Cod. I have been trying to write about it for three weeks. Each time I think I’m onto something, the writing tightens like a wet knot.

I did research. It’s called Devil’s Rock. I tried writing about a rock belonging to the Devil but couldn’t come up with a damn thing.

I sta…

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