Hello, and welcome to the new and (hopefully) improved Care Package. I’ve been putting together Care Packages on an almost daily basis since March 1, 2019, but over the past few weeks, I’ve lost steam for a variety of reasons. Today, I begin a new approach to the Care Package, and I hope it gets …
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Care Package for Sunday, March 28, 2021
Poetry: Ode to Anger by Marilyn ChinSoak in a hot bath;arrange my futuristic hair,then, the futon & the cushioned tatami.Read More Lyrical: Hard Times by Gillian WelchSo come on, you ragtime kings, and come on, you dogs, and sing/And pick up a dusty old horn and give it a blow https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Lwr1aW6jr8 Art: Bahram Gur Sees …
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In a few hours, it’ll be the seventeenth anniversary of the last time someone saw Brianna Maitland. At least as far as we know. Brianna Maitland Brianna hasn’t been seen since leaving The Black Lantern Inn – her place of employment – in Montgomery, VT, after her shift ended on March 19, 2004. The next …
Five Bucks, Canadian
One of the great pleasures that comes with living in a small town in northern Vermont is the ability to become an international traveler just by driving a few miles up the road. From where I make my home, there are four border crossings no more than 20 minutes away. The closest is a five …
Two Shots
Note: This is a very rough draft. Apologies in advance for any grammatical errors. I didn’t expect to receive the COVID-19 vaccine for a while. I work in elderly housing. We provide housing, meals, and cleaning to one of the populations most vulnerable to the virus. But because we aren’t licensed to provide any sort …