Living In Place

For the past seven months, I’ve been writing, publishing, broadcasting and posting short form essays at a rate of more than two a week. This has been gratifying work, connecting...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...