Deck the (July) Halls
This week I found myself at Olive Garden, that ubiquitous family style restaurant. I’m chalking it up to the ’11 blizzards. In Groton, we’d had a run of days topping out […]
Very Short Love Story
If I were going to write a love story, I wouldn’t set it in the White Mountains. I wouldn’t want one person to have Alzheimer’s. And I wouldn’t let the […]
Farming Fiction
I rarely read non-fiction, despite the fact that there are fabulous writers producing fascinating works. Though I began my professional life as a journalist, my feet have been firmly planted in […]
Public Exposure
I’ve had an affair for years. It dates back to weekly trips to the Somers (Connecticut) Free Public Library and continues today with the delightful Groton Public Library. Libraries hold the possibility of […]
Long Time Passing
It looked like the 4th of July. American flags lined the street, poles stuck in the grass. Families, groups of teenagers on their own, adults on their own, but talking […]
Coffee Connections
The best cup of coffee to be found in the U.S. may well reside just one town over, in Acton, MA. Terroir Coffee, run by international java guru George Howell, […]