Category Archives: memory

christmas magic 2011

Posted on December 22, 2011 by

If you can find twenty minutes, you can listen to Dylan Thomas’ story ”A Child’s Christmas in Wales,” read by the author–courtesy of NPR.  The written story is also available online. Thomas grounds the story of this long-ago Christmas in real details–snow and fire … Continue reading →

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VCFA visuals #3: remembering the stones

Posted on July 10, 2011 by
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childhood

Posted on April 8, 2011 by

As part of a series at Douglas Glover’s Numéro Cinq, my childhood…

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rock & sling, poetry, arroyo, ecotone

Posted on February 24, 2011 by

One I’d heard of before. Three I hadn’t. Some were free at AWP; some were not. In each one, I found something that made me glad I’d lugged it home–either connecting with the words of writers I didn’t know or … Continue reading →

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life is meals

Posted on December 18, 2010 by

I’m approaching this post as I do my writing these days: without a plan in mind, I just sit down in front of the keyboard and continue. Taking a break from the Christmas list, I wonder whether to write about … Continue reading →

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making a list and checking it twice

Posted on December 8, 2010 by

A list makes me feel as if I’m in control of things. It’s a little summary of what I have to do. And if I can just get “it” on a list, it’s in line to be done. It will … Continue reading →

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just because you can’t remember

Posted on September 20, 2010 by

In The New York Times “Sunday Book Review,” with a very cool cover by Maira Kalman, James Collins wrote the essay at the back, “The Plot Escapes Me,” on whether there’s a point to reading books when we can’t remember … Continue reading →

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writing my way there

Posted on July 17, 2010 by

I walk every step of what used to be the camp, of what is now Kingsland Bay State Park. Then I sit in a white Adirondack chair with my pen and paper, looking across the bord de l’eau to the … Continue reading →

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proof

Posted on July 15, 2010 by

I ask the young park ranger if there are any cabins left. He says no, just the shed. But it’s not just the shed. I take some photos of the outside of the cabin and head deeper into the woods … Continue reading →

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hoping to discover

Posted on July 13, 2010 by

On Saturday, July 3rd, I took a break from lectures and readings and slid into my rented red Prius headed for the past. Even though Ferrisburg, Vermont, lies directly west from Montpelier, Google Maps directed me north to Burlington and … Continue reading →

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