Living In Place
What I Saw on My Artist’s Date
It was completely irresponsible to drive to Boston and spend the Monday of a packed week at the Museum of Fine Arts, but that’s just what I did yesterday. My husband had...
Yesterday in the Woods
I spent yesterday in the woods with Rob, a landowner not only willing to let me hunt on his land, but happy to show me around. Despite my resolve to spend more time outdoors and...
Deer in the Woods
I attended “Deer in the Woods,” a program about the synergy between the deer population and the forest in Windham County, sponsored by the Dummerston Conservation Committee. The...
Advice From Famous Writers: Less is More
I’ve just finished cutting 40,000 words from a 200,000-word novel that I’ve been working on for years – proving the following advice to be so true. “I have only made this letter...
Jane Austen Said #MeToo
In a letter to her sister Cassandra dated January 25, 1801, when Jane Austen was twenty-six years old, she describes holding one Mr. Holder at bay. “Your unfortunate sister was...
Reply to Readers’ Comments
I no longer remember which of my colleagues at Live to Write – Write to Live first advised me to reply to readers’ comments, but it’s been great advice, so I’m passing it on....