Living In Place
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Deborah Lee Luskin Writer, Speaker, Educator
- Old Love Story – New Edition
by Deborah Lee Luskin on February 11, 2026 at 4:47 pmLiving in Place
- Halfway Between Winter & Spring
by Deborah Lee Luskin on February 4, 2026 at 4:02 pmLIving in Place
- A Septuagenarian Writes: Life is Good
by Deborah Lee Luskin on January 28, 2026 at 4:57 pmLiving in Place
- Writing Letters
by Deborah Lee Luskin on January 21, 2026 at 4:45 pmLiving in Place
- PART 5: ERASE CHALK
by Deborah Lee Luskin on January 14, 2026 at 4:56 pmLIVING IN PLACE
- PART 4: DRIVE LESS, COOK MORE, SPEND TIME OUTDOORS
by Deborah Lee Luskin on January 7, 2026 at 4:49 pmLIVING IN PLACE
Blog
Write Now!
This afternoon's writing time was unexpectedly pushed aside to pick up liquid Ibuprofen, a pill crusher, a WaterPik, and energy drinks for my husband, who's had his broken jaw...
A Spoonful of Honey
I always gave my children a spoonful of honey on the first day of school, to wish them sweetness in learning. My eldest is still on a school calendar, and she doses herself...
September: The End is Where We Start From
What we call the beginning is often the end And to make and end is to make a beginning. The end is where we start from. ~T.S. Eliot September: Summer ends, and we begin the...
Talking About the Weather
People are always talking about the weather, especially those of us who live and work rurally and spend part of every day outside, regardless. Weather: in Vermont, we have lots...
Attention to Details
“What’s wrong with a drawer full of jar lids?” I asked Roz Chast during the Q & A following her recent author talk before a capacity crowd. I’d hesitated to ask the...
Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant?
Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant is New Yorker cartoonist Roz Chast’s graphic memoir about caring for her elderly parents as they resisted the help that they needed...