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10 May
General, Untold Stories, Vermont

The great moms endure Barney and “Gettysburg”

In November 1993, not quite a week before my wife’s and my daughter was born, my wife made a sacrifice of epic proportions:...

1 Comment | Tagged Barney, Bohjalian, Mother's Day
22 Mar
General, Vermont

Five years on the turd hockey team — and thriving

Not long ago, a reader stopped me on Church Street in Burlington, Vermont and asked, “Do your cats still play turd hockey?” I...

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25 Jan
General, Untold Stories

My father never lost heart — until his heart gave out

Today is my father’s birthday, but he died in 2011 so it’s really just another day. He would have been 87. But I...

2 Comments | Tagged Bohjalian, fathers, sons
18 Jan
General

One way to honor Martin Luther King? Listen.

It was twenty years ago that I interviewed Cornel West for a lengthy magazine article. He was only 42 then, but he was...

2 Comments | Tagged Cornel West, Eric Garner, Martin Luther King, Race Matters
11 Jan
General, The Writing Process

Moscow hospitality worth lots more than the ruble

It’s the week before Christmas and I am in Moscow – the one famous for the Kremlin in Russia, not the one famous...

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28 Dec
General

Our most endearing trait? Our ability to hope.

This coming Wednesday night, once again – as I do every year – I will be contemplating the irony and wistfulness in the...

2 Comments | Tagged Bohjalian, Hope, New Year's Eve, New Year's resolutions, The Great Gatsby
21 Dec
General

They don’t make toys like they used to — thank heavens

The bug wasn’t Gregor Samsor-big. We’re not talking Kafkaesque. But in my memory it was the size of a cat. It was vaguely...

1 Comment | Tagged Bohjalian, chemistry set, Christmas, Creepy Crawlers, Gumby, Hula Hoop, Santa, Thingmaker
14 Dec
General, Vermont

Shining the light on the homeless — one candle at a time

This coming Thursday evening around 5:30, you’ll see a small crowd assembled on the exterior steps of Burlington, Vermont’s City Hall, looking out...

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23 Nov
General

We gather together to pass the French dressing

Over the years, I have never been shy in this space when it comes to maligning my late mother’s contribution to the family...

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10 Nov
General, Untold Stories

Saluting our friends and families who served

The Second World War ended an astonishing 69 years ago. The armistice for the Korean War was signed 61 years ago. We left...

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      • Hour of the Witch
      • The Red Lotus
      • Wingspan – A Play by Chris Bohjalian
      • The Flight Attendant – Look for the beautiful new paperback, on sale now!
      • The Sleepwalker – 2017
      • The Guest Room – 2016
      • Close Your Eyes, Hold Hands – 2014
    • Books – 2013 ~ 2005
      • The Light in the Ruins – 2013
      • The Sandcastle Girls – 2012
      • The Night Strangers – 2011
      • Secrets of Eden – 2009
      • Skeletons at the Feast – 2008
      • The Double Bind – 2007
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      • Before You Know Kindness – 2004
      • Idyll Banter – 2003
      • The Buffalo Soldier – 2002
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      • Water Witches – 1995
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