My final column for the Foxboro Reporter: “Goodbye, Farewell And Amen: The Writer Steps Off The Stage”
By Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter, and in edited form for the Boston City Paper, July 2019 “The…
“Open your eyes,” a story of my encounter with two homeless people
By Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter and the Boston City Paper, 7/2018 “When I close my eyes,…
Zen and Art of Writing Op/Eds – I still have a lot to say!
by Robert Gillis Published in the Boston City Paper, 3/2018 While Op-Ed pieces are by their very definition a personal…
Be Kind; You Never Know What Someone Is Going Through
by Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter and the Boston City Paper, 12/2017 Three stories. All of the same…
“We will be okay,” two signs of hope in troubled times
By Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter and the Boston City paper 11/2017 “We will be okay.” It’s Sunday;…
Your kind words can make a difference — and maybe even save a life
by Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter and Boston City Paper, 8/2017 Checking into FaceBook on my lunch break…
2016: Embracing the spirit of Christmas Past, Present and Future, and finding the key to the childhood joy
by Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter and Boston City Paper 12/2016 It’s early December and I am wondering…
Taking time to appreciate the American Flag and reflect on its promise
by Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter and Boston City Paper, 5/2016 It’s Saturday morning, and like so many…
Current Events / News Commentary
Foxboro
Life events, Gratitude and Giving and Little Miracles
Mass Shootings
Finding hope through the darkness of shootings — National Night Out (Rescheduled due to Thunderstorms)
By Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reorter 7/2015 Last week, for the first time in many years, I wrote…
We All Want To Be Remembered
by Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter and Boston City Paper, 11/2014 The month of November means many things:…
Cherishing the people around us – NOW
by Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter and Boston City Paper 7/2014 A fair warning friends, this one isn’t…
The Water Heals
by Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter and the Boston City Paper, 3/2013 The water heals. I’m a little…
Take ten seconds…
by Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter and the Boston City Paper, 9/2012 “I need to tell you that…
Taking the time to cherish the NOW
by Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter and the Boston City Paper 6/2012 In the past year, four people…
‘Tis the season to be generous
By Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter and Boston City Paper 12/2011 “I have always thought of Christmas time,…