The following piece originally appeared on the Living the Legacy blog at fhich.org. I figured I'd share it here as well in the spirit of the season. The saying goes that it’s better to give than receive. You hear it a lot during the holiday season, and it often gets relegated to cliché status. It’s …
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The Comfort Rock Chronicles, Vol. 1
In October 2018, I began writing an ongoing series of short stories called The Comfort Rock Chronicles. Based in the fictitious northern Vermont town of Comfort Rock, this series tells the story of Lauren Comstock, a girl who lives on a dairy farm in town. Last Christmas, I compiled the first ten pieces into one …
Some Wonderful People Need Your Help
If you only read one thing I write on my blog, please make it this one. I’m pulling the curtain way back today, and I’m asking each of you to help out some folks in a time of great need. For the past six months or so, I’ve been working at Franklin Homestead & Carriage …
A Soundtrack for the Strange & Profound Beauty of Difficult Times, pt. 2
We went for a walk yesterday afternoon. My wife, my daughter, our dog, and me. It was a little after 3:30, with an hour or so of light before the too-long-dark settled in. We were in a nearby town forest, with a few clearly marked trails. There was no reason to end up lost. But …
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A Soundtrack for the Strange & Profound Beauty of Difficult Times, pt. 1
When the time comes – and at the pace pop culture moves at, it’s already happening – the great novels, movies, music, and other works of art set during this time we’re in won’t be about COVID-19. They’ll use the pandemic as a backdrop to tell stories against. The story of the virus that has …
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