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Deborah Lee Luskin

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Cucumbers, My Vegetable Love

July 31, 2015 Deborah Lee Luskin

It’s clear Andrew Marvell never grew cucumbers in Vermont: the 17th-century metaphysical poet wrote, My vegetable love should grow/Vaster than empires and more slow.* We hedged our bets with the cucumbers last spring by planting extra seeds on account of the cold. They germinated better than expected, and I was too softhearted to thin them properly. […]

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The Myth of the Empty Nest

July 22, 2015 Deborah Lee Luskin

Last year, my dad downsized from an independent two-bedroom apartment to an assisted two-room suite. This move involved shedding a great deal of Stuff: ancient mattresses went straight to the dump, clothes to a charity thrift store, and books to the library sale. The furniture, artwork and bric-a-brac presented a more difficult challenge, especially when […]

The Middle Ages

Summer, so brief.

July 15, 2015 Deborah Lee Luskin

Vermont in the summer: this season that’s so sweaty and so brief. We’re now in the thick of it: steamy days so humid you could squeeze water out of the air if only the weather didn’t drain all the gumption to do anything right out of you. Nevertheless, there’s so much to be done. The […]

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The Second Time

July 8, 2015 Deborah Lee Luskin

The last time I hiked Mt. Equinox I’d just finished the first draft of my first novel, and I’d known Tim for less than a week. Last Sunday, we hiked it again, for the second time in thirty-one years. Three decades later, and everything is changed. The trail isn’t what I remembered. In fact, I’m […]

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Workout With Wood

July 1, 2015 Deborah Lee Luskin

It was early Saturday morning. “I’m going to yoga,” I said. “Won’t you help me finish the wood?” Tim said. “I need a good work out,” I said. The Saturday class is the hardest of the week. “I’ll give you a good workout,” Tim said. I stayed and worked out with wood. He’d been working […]

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Deborah Lee Luskin is a writer by vocation and a Vermonter by choice. Into the Wilderness is her first published novel. Deborah is a skilled writer, talented teacher, eagle-eyed editor and entertaining public speaker. Contact Deborah with information about your project to find out how she can help you.


 

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