Living In Place
Spring Came Late, Part One
Spring Came Late is an excerpt from my not-yet-published novel Elegy for a Girl, a heartbreaking love story between Mary Grace “Girl” Knight and her father, Harlan, whose...
Speaking in Public
As nice as it is to enjoy casual dress every day of the week and labor in solitude behind a computer, there are times that require a writer to get dressed, leave home and speak...
Backcountry Skiing
As Vermont’s ski areas morphed into Destination Resorts, I gave up downhill skiing for cross-country; as cross-country skiing developed around groomed trails at Nordic ski...
Sugaring Season
Vermont is a place of many seasons, and one of my favorites is Sugaring, when maple sap is harvested and boiled down to syrup. Sugaring season falls somewhere between winter and...
First Quarter Review
As the first quarter of the year comes to a close, it’s time to review where I am with the three goals I set at the start of the year while I’m between books: launching my blog,...
Amaryllis
In the deep of winter, my husband carries the amaryllis bulbs up from the basement. They arrive upstairs looking like nothing more than pots of dirt. Just as it seems as if...