Into the Light Again

Into the Light Again On Friday, the first day after the winter solstice, the sun was in the sky for one second longer than the day before. Saturday, the sky pressed down as the earth strained to tilt, groaning to change direction. Gravity tugged at my blood. I dragged...

Vermont Almanac IV is Out!

  Vermont Almanac: Stories From & For the Land, Volume IV, contains another wonderful collection of stories, information, artwork, recipes, odd corners of Vermont history, and a chronicle of last year’s weather. With fifty-nine contributing writers, the book sings...

Post Peak

The Beauty That Follows “Peak Foliage” Post Peak: transparent, invisible, gorgeous, stately, and spare, During the forty years I’ve been living in Vermont, I’ve developed an increasing dislike of Peak Foliage, when forecasters announce where and when the...

Writing to the Light #7

Writing to the Light Writing Circle #7 The seventh annual Writing to the Light Writing Circle led by writer and educator Deborah Lee Luskin will take place in person on Sunday, December 10 at the Moore Free Library, 23 West Street, Newfane. The workshop will start...

Identifying Beep, Buzz and Chirp

Identifying Birdsong With the help of the Merlin app, I’ve been learning to identify birdsong. I now recognize the most common birds that nest near my house; red-winged blackbird, belted kingfisher, American robin, house wren, Northern cardinal, Oriole, broad-winged...