The first week of 2020 has taken about two-and-a-half years to go by. And the general sense I get is that we’re staring down the barrel of some downright ornery days, weeks, months, and maybe even years to come. I hate to be a pessimist, but the headlines cropping up over the past hour haven’t …
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My face felt claustrophobic all day today. It started when my daughter and youngest son were halfway to Burlington, VT., where we were meeting my oldest son and a close friend of his for a birthday breakfast. Around mile marker 90 on Interstate 89 South, I was terribly aware of the beard growing on my …
Dear Grandpa,
You’ve been on my mind a lot lately, and with Christmas – the first one without you – only a day away, I wanted to check in and share a few thoughts with you. A year ago as we gathered to celebrate the holidays, you weren’t doing so good, and even though I miss you …
Leveling Up
I’m not a video game guy. My gaming skills peaked at the House of Pizza in Morrisville, Vt., in April 1986. For a few glorious hours, I had the high score on the Centipede arcade game and was the coolest 12-year-old in Lamoille County (in my mind, at least). I didn’t own a gaming system …
THANKSREADING 2019: So You’re a Little Sad, So Read
It’s the final day of Thanksreading 2019, and I’m focusing on an author whose new (and first prose) book I bought a little over a week ago: Alicia Tobin. Alicia Tobin Tobin’s new book, So You’re a Little Sad, So What? Nice Things to Say to Yourself on Bad Days and Other Essays, is a …
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