by Deborah Lee Luskin | Nov 30, 2021 | Living in Place
It’s Giving Tuesday, a day to donate to good causes. Top of my list is supporting writers and readers. If this sounds self-serving, it’s because it is. Democracy & Literacy Democracy depends on a thoughtful, literate electorate. I’m deeply in favor of democracy,...
by Deborah Lee Luskin | Sep 30, 2021 | Living in Place
One of the unintended consequences of the pandemic has been to welcome writers from far away to the Rosefire Writing Circle, a place for writers of all ages and abilities to write in community and with support. I started the Rosefire Writing Circle because I know how...
by Deborah Lee Luskin | Sep 30, 2021 | Living in Place
One of the unintended consequences of the pandemic has been to welcome writers from far away to the Rosefire Writing Circle, a place for writers of all ages and abilities to write in community and with support. I started the Rosefire Writing Circle because I know how...
by Deborah Lee Luskin | Sep 16, 2021 | Living in Place
I was recently the recipient of a random act of kindness, and I want to thank the stranger who helped me. I’d driven to the grocery store during my lunch break to pick up last-minute needs on a frantic Friday before leaving on vacation. It...
by Deborah Lee Luskin | Aug 25, 2021 | Living in Place
Two Natural Disasters, Ten Years Apart This month marks ten years since Irene swept through Newfane, washing away roads, bridges and homes, downing power and phone lines, and leaving behind a mess. And in the face of this natural disaster, residents pulled...
by Deborah Lee Luskin | Aug 18, 2021 | Living in Place
About the same time the governor lifted Vermont’s mask ordinance, my day-old chicks arrived in the mail. As to be expected, when I opened the box there had been a fatality en route: one chick had died and been trampled by the others. But the hatchery...
