Living In Place
Word By Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries by Kory Stamper
“Language is one of the few common experiences humanity has.” So begins the Preface to Kory Stamper’s wonderful memoir, Word By Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries. Hanging on...
Outside in the WMNF
OUTSIDE IN THE WMNF I was one of the approximately six hundred and twenty-five thousand visitors forecast to visit New Hampshire over the holiday weekend. I went to climb...
Change Is Good
Change is good. For thirty-nine years, I didn’t attend a college reunion, and then last weekend, I did. I went because I promised my college housemates I would go, so I kept my...
Thanking My Students
Tonight, I’ll be giving an informal commencement address thanking the students who’ve participated in the memoir-writing class I’ve been teaching at the Moore Free Library for...
Exercise Improves Memory
The good news for those of us in middle age is the mounting evidence that regular, cardiovascular exercise can delay and possibly prevent the memory loss associated with aging;...
Why I Hate Mother’s Day
I love being a mother, and I hate Mother's Day While I was pregnant with our first child, friends, family and strangers assured me I could write while the baby slept. And I...