Everything & Nothing (& How to Help in the Wake of Northampton Arsons)
In times of crisis, I’ve noticed there’s everything and nothing to say. Here’s what happened: early Sunday morning, my little town, a friendly and generally trusting—and trustworthy—place was deeply shaken when, for just over an hour, a...Sitting
It’s been very cold. After walking to town and back earlier this week, a chill lingered; even snuggled beneath blankets, I could not shake it. My year finishes with a similar sense of lingering uncertainty. In my town, a string of arsons less than a week ago set...Resolution Ritual
I really got into the whole New Year’s resolution “thing” soon after college, when my high school friend, Susan, stayed with me over New Year’s. We had one of those delicious, early twenties’ visits (time at cafés talking, time...Winter's Fare
Having gone to Hampshire College (I started there in 1981) and then mostly, staying in the Valley (year and a half sojourn to London in 1994, so my new bookseller-to-be hubby could work at Sotheby’s in rare books and manuscripts), I’ve watched what was...E-Edition
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