Author, Vermonter, Amateur Human
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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Poetry: Gratitude by Susan Ludvigson Art: Ryan Kirby’s Grandfather Gobbler Photo credit: ryankirbyart.com Quote: I am grateful for what I am and have. My Thanksgiving is perpetual.” – Henry David Thoreau Travel: Plymouth Rock, Ma. Photo credit: flickr.com Song: Roll Plymouth Rock by Brian Wilson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XPwFTEGIT0
It’s day four of Thanksreading. The halfway point. How have I gotten this far without talking about comic books? I’m off my game. Let’s get to it. The comic book industry has been a male-dominated field from the very beginning. So much so that by the time I started collecting them in the early 1990s, …
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Me putting together my Thanksreading list. We’re on day three of this year’s celebration of Thanksreading. I’ve been examining my book shelves, figuring out which authors to highlight as individuals I am truly grateful for. It’s a long list, and I feel a bit like the woman in that math lady meme, with complicated equations …
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With Thanksgiving approaching, I’m taking a look each day at a different author I’m grateful for as part of what I’m calling Thanksreading. Last year I did the same thing, but with a focus on specific books I’m thankful for. (You can find those pieces here.) On to day two of Thanksreading … It doesn’t …
