by Deborah Lee Luskin | Mar 3, 2015 | Living in Place
In her recent post about time, Jamie wrote, “Time. It’s what we writers fight for. Without it, we have no hope of bringing our written creations to life. We need time to study, time to read, time to ponder, time to dream, and of course – time to write.” My neighbor...
by Deborah Lee Luskin | Feb 25, 2015 | Living in Place
New England is famous for its weather, and this winter, we’re having plenty of it – so much, in fact, that we’ve had to shovel the roof. A few years ago, we had to replace the original roof on our house. It was of cedar shakes, which shed shingles but not snow. We...
by Deborah Lee Luskin | Feb 18, 2015 | Living in Place
Ski for Heat is the kind of non-profit that thrives in Vermont. It started fifteen years ago when Martha Robertson wanted to direct her Christmas giving to help neighbors heat their homes. But she was too broke, so she asked family and friends to help her: Would they...
by Deborah Lee Luskin | Feb 17, 2015 | Living in Place
As I continue building and rebranding my writing practice, I’m also educating myself about teaching on-line. I love teaching, but I don’t love to drive, and where I live, teaching gigs all start with starting the car. So I decided to see if offering an on-line class...
by Deborah Lee Luskin | Feb 11, 2015 | Living in Place
Peter Shumlin is the first native-born governor of Vermont in over thirty years, and Senator Patrick Leahy is the only member of our current congressional delegation born in the state. The truth of the matter is that a lot of people who were born out of state call...
