by Deborah Lee Luskin | Sep 18, 2018 | Living in Place
This afternoon’s writing time was unexpectedly pushed aside to pick up liquid Ibuprofen, a pill crusher, a WaterPik, and energy drinks for my husband, who’s had his broken jaw wired together this morning and will be on a liquid diet for weeks. I rushed...
by Deborah Lee Luskin | Sep 6, 2018 | Living in Place
I always gave my children a spoonful of honey on the first day of school, to wish them sweetness in learning. My eldest is still on a school calendar, and she doses herself before returning to her classroom to teach. The rest of us dip apples in honey every September,...
by Deborah Lee Luskin | Sep 4, 2018 | Living in Place
What we call the beginning is often the end And to make and end is to make a beginning. The end is where we start from. ~T.S. Eliot September: Summer ends, and we begin the push to the end of the year. Summer ends and work resumes in earnest. September: the first...
by Deborah Lee Luskin | Aug 22, 2018 | Living in Place
People are always talking about the weather, especially those of us who live and work rurally and spend part of every day outside, regardless. Weather: in Vermont, we have lots of it. It’s a place where people say, “If you don’t like the weather, just wait five...
by Deborah Lee Luskin | Aug 21, 2018 | Living in Place
“What’s wrong with a drawer full of jar lids?” I asked Roz Chast during the Q & A following her recent author talk before a capacity crowd. I’d hesitated to ask the question because it was so unlike the questions about process and inspiration readers...
