I spent much of yesterday sitting in the chaise on my screened porch immersed in “Our Town.” Although it’s been…
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writing & reading
A good book changes us, inspires us, perhaps even answers a few of life’s questions. Over the years, I’ve shared many personal favorites and this community of passionate readers has responded in kind, with hundreds of book recommendations offered in the comments. You’ll find reviews here, gift suggestions, and lists of favorites, as well as observations about the writing life. Dive in. Read more about what writing & reading mean to me, or browse the archive of stories below.
“choose an unimportant day”
four thousand weeks, and 365 seconds
Standing there in the wind and the sound of the trees, remembering she is here with all of it for…
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we are all mothers this year
Be the one who, when you walk in, Grace shifts to the one who needs it most. Even if you’ve…
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what have you made this year?
(answer, and you may win a book!)
Yes, it’s been a year. A year since we counted the rolls of toilet paper in the closet, filled our…
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comfort, conversation, and books to get us through
Winter is coming. And this year, even before the temperature drops below zero in New Hampshire, it’s already feeling colder…
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an anniversary, a recipe, a gift
Twenty years ago this week, in a world quite different from the one we inhabit now, my first book was…
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