ON THE VERGE

Every month there’s a fun group that meets up at a local bookstore, and anyone who wants to can share a personal, true story. The group has ...

I found a tick on my neck. I was washing my face and saw a tiny dark dangly thing at my throat. What is that, I said to my husband. He squin...

People won't stop giving us food. Specifically, these are the Summer People in the area, on their way back to their normal lives elsewhe...

Acorns are falling on my head. I’m out walking the dog, and they plunk hard and bounce on the road, only narrowly missing us. Do we need to ...

It’s a beautiful fall day, and I am outside doing yard work.  A row of cedar trees in front of our house needs pruning, the branches twisted...

Every day I go out into the field at a nearby farm to pick raspberries, and every day, there are more raspberries than I can pick.  I walk b...

All of the news this weekend is about AI accelerating and trying to kill humanity, but meanwhile, I am at a destination wedding in Maine whe...