Living In Place
Vermont’s Political Independence
VERMONT’S POLITICAL INDEPENDENCE Vermont has a reputation for its political independence. Vermont never voted for four-term president Franklin Delano Roosevelt; the Vermont...
The Rise of Domestic Terrorism
Now that the election and all its distractions are over, perhaps we can turn our attention to the rise of domestic terrorism, which struck again the day after the election in...
HIAS, PITTSBURGH, BIRTHRIGHT & THE RULE OF LAW
HIAS, PITTSBURGH, BIRTHRIGHT & THE RULE OF LAW HOW HIAS HELPED MY FAMILY My father’s father came to the United States to avoid being drafted into the Czar’s army for a second...
Goodbye and Farewell
GOODBYE Dear Readers: This is my last post for Live to Write – Write to Live. It has been deeply gratifying to post my thoughts about the business and craft of writing here every...
Arguing About the Word “Grandfather”
I’ve spent the last three weeks arguing about the word “grandfather.” VPR v. VT DIGGER Vermont Public Radio found the word “grandfather” too specific and VT DIGGER didn’t think...
Thank You For Your Support
THANK YOU I’m so grateful to my readers for the outpouring of support in response to the publication of He Was My Grandfather, my story of being silenced for telling my story of...