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The Facial of Doom

One moment I was backstroking across a jungle pool and trying to decide if I was a mermaid, a water nymph or Esther Williams. The next moment, I saw my frail, bright-eyed 94-year-old mother lying in a pool of blood … Continue reading

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AFTER IRENE: GALLERY WALK

OK, so is Vermont open for business, as our governor, our state tourist office and our friendly chambers of commerce want us to believe? Perhaps just parts of Vermont are open for business. The ones with intact shops and roads. … Continue reading

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Hurricane Irene: Survivor’s Guilt

We were lucky. The phones have been out for three days. During the storm, we lost power at our house three times. Green Mountain Power restored it three times. The last time, it stayed on. We were lucky. So we … Continue reading

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The Ladder of Death

When Emmylou Harris sang Townes Van Zandt’s “When I Needed You,” at the Green River Festival last month, she mentioned that she was often asked to sing it at weddings. But it played over and over in my mind yesterday … Continue reading

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