Joanne Sherman's Off the Cuff

A former Associate Editor of the Shelter Island Reporter, she’s won multiple awards for her humor columns. Her essays have appeared in the New York Times, Southern Living, Cosmopolitan, Family Circle and other publications. She wrote a column, “Can We Talk”, in Toastmaster, a magazine for Toastmasters International, and was an award-winning humorist/commentator for WPBX radio in Southampton. She and her husband, Hoot Sherman, live on Shelter Island.

Off the Cuff: Handling ‘Rachel’ and the rest of the robo callers

In her latest "Off the Cuff," our columnist Joanne Sherman handles 'Rachel' and the rest of the robo callers who now have the gall to hide behind our sacred 749 numbers.

August 17, 2025

Joanne Sherman's Off the Cuff

Off the Cuff: Falling as an Olympic sport?

Like millions of others, our columnist has been watching the Olympics. Not much of a sports fan (except for baseball — Go Bucks!) she wonders whether her own early aptitude for falling signaled Olympic potential.

August 3, 2025

Joanne Sherman's Off the Cuff

Off the Cuff: Through Other Eyes

Back after a pandemic hiatus, our columnist Joanne Sherman sees the Island through other eyes and reflects on how damn lucky we all are to live in a place like this!

July 20, 2025

Joanne Sherman's Off the Cuff

OTC: In the bag

In her latest "Off the Cuff," Joanne Sherman recalls the temptations of cookie bagging duties during a stint at her church's summer lemonade stand.

March 19, 2025

Joanne Sherman's Off the Cuff

Off the Cuff: Food for Thought

I could tell you that when we sit down at meals, just the two of us — meal after meal after meal — we talk about better ways to fight global warming, or brainstorm about how to eliminate homelessness or whether to use light rocks or dark rocks to fill the muddy spot on the driveway. But I’d be lying.

March 2, 2025

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