Living in Place allows me to collect and store every scrap of paper that comes through my door. No matter how much junk mail I recycle at the PO or how many bills I pay on-line, papers still seep into the house and pile up on my desk like so much silt after a storm. […]
Archives for December 2014
The Dark of the Year
Despite all the festivities with lights, parties, and gifts, the darkest days of the year can be emotionally trying up here in the north, where the sun rises late and sets early. In my recent radio commentary, The Dark of the Year, I reveal two of my secrets for sustaining me to the solstice, when […]
Writing in Vermont
Like Rose Mayer in Into the Wilderness, I came to Vermont for the summer – and stayed. I wanted to write fiction, and the noise of city life made it difficult for me to hear my own voice. Even though I came to Vermont in the summer, winter is the season that matters; it’s winter […]
Christmas Without Shopping
I like to give gifts. I just don’t like to shop. I don’t like to shop, not for groceries, not for clothes, not for cars. Shopping takes time away from things that I do enjoy, like my work, cooking, gardening, and playing outdoors. I especially dislike shopping during the holiday frenzy between Thanksgiving and Christmas. […]