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...
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25 Jan
General, Untold Stories
Category Archives: General
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...
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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...
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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...
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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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02 Nov
General, Vermont
Once upon a time, the dump was a part of the stump
Politicians don’t campaign at the town dump here in Lincoln, Vermont the way they used to. Of course, the town dump isn’t really...
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19 Oct
General, Untold Stories, Vermont
Time to find my vampire tuxedo
Let’s set the scene. My wife and I are newlyweds in our early twenties. We have, as a matter of fact, been married...
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