Barry Goldwater was a controversial and unpopular Republican presidential nominee. When Goldwater ran for president in 1964, it was the first time Vermont didn’t support the Republican presidential candidate since 1856. From before the Civil War until after the Civil Rights Act, Vermont was staunchly Republican. Founded on the principles of abolition, temperance and women’s suffrage, […]
Vermont History
I’ve researched Vermont History to write two novels. As a member of the Speaker’s Bureau for the Vermont Humanities Council, I give public lectures on what I’ve learned. In the next two weeks, I’ll be giving two different talks. Vermont Votes for a Democrat for the First Time in Over a Century I’ll be speaking […]
Starting and Stopping
The more I write full time, the more I learn about how to get started and when to stop, knowledge that makes me more efficient in a job that often is not. STARTING I’m learning to start by writing a rough draft: Rough as in scrawled in a notebook or typed without consideration for spelling, […]
Holiday Weekend
One of the beauties of living in Vermont is already being at a holiday destination when a long weekend arrives. I don’t have to get in the car to drive several hours – unless I want to. Sometimes, I want to. Most often, “getting away” means going somewhere else in Vermont; sometimes, it means crossing […]
In Love In Vermont
I fell in love with Vermont and I fell in love in Vermont, and it’s my great pleasure to share these loves with the friends and relatives who visit. This week, it was my two grandnieces and their entourage: mother, brother, aunt, uncle, and grandmother. I’m a great aunt, and Tim is a terrific uncle; […]
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