A Vermont humor writer explores the funny side of home, family, and life in the country.
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The following essays first appeared in “Around the Bend,” my long-running biweekly humor column in the Addison Independent in Vermont. If they make you laugh, share them with your friends. If they don’t, share them with your enemies.
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Rainy weather bites, and so do the bugs
“When we pulled into the wooded yard, the mosquitoes met us at the car and offered to carry us down to the dock.”
Save me from the sound of silence
“I’m not addicted to constant sound. It’s just that if I have to endure more than 30 seconds without it, I get antsy.”
Knitwear designers like a mystery
“The pattern search became a mystery game in which I had to piece together the concept of a cardigan rather than see a clear picture of one.”
If a humor columnist falls in the forest…
“By the time I slammed into the gravel, driving my forearms hard into the ground, I was going about 20 miles an hour over the speed limit.”
Laundry game leaves me hanging
“The object of the game is simple: to line dry my laundry before it gets rained on.”
Gardener tries a positive attitude
“This year, I decided not just to get back to gardening but to lean in.”