Reader’s Write: Explainers may not be explaining The Island Now 11 years ago Reading the letters, week after week, of Dr. Stephen Morris, Larry Penner and Charles Samek bring to mind Gertrude Stein’s observation about Ezra Pound: “He is the Village Explainer, which is fine if you’re a village, but if not, not.” Support local journalism by subscribing to your Blank Slate Media community newspaper for just $50 a year. Adam Simms Mineola