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A Personal History of Bread Part 2. The Artisanal Bread Revolution
During the early seventies, Vermont’s small population swelled with young college educated people seeking a new way of life. Forsaking...
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A Personal History of Bread Part 1.Supreme Slices.
The bread bakery of my childhood was housed in a large brick building with a flat roof and lots of windows. It was located on a corner at...
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Word Search
Recently, I listened to an audio book about the laborious compilation and publication of the Oxford English Dictionary, a task that took...
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Hard Labor
Hard Labor October, 2022 The story of my birth was always told from my mother’s perspective. This seems logical since it was she who...
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The Turning in the Path
Recently, I took a walk on my neighbor’s land. It was a quintessential early April day, the sun and wind vying for dominance. In the...
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Coming-of-Age
I’ve written two novels, both of which have been labeled “coming-of-age.” This got me thinking — why is this theme so compelling and...
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A Date with Da Vinci
May 12, 2022, UVM Medical Center, Third Floor The alarm goes off at 4:30 am. We dress, eat breakfast, and leave the house at 5:30. Around...
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The Store
One of the great pleasures of my small-town childhood was my almost daily walks to the neighborhood store. Through my next door...
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A Winter Night at the Abercorn House
“Midnight Bus” and “Yankee Lady,” two songs by Jesse Winchester, reminded us recently of a winter night in the late seventies when Robert...
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Fear of Falling
The ground was littered with fallen leaves, sodden from the late rain. The bare branches of the trees touched the low clouds and the...
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