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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The summer fun I didn’t know I needed
“The game seemed to be based on the same principles as hide-and-seek, with the added risk of breaking your neck colliding with objects you can’t see in the dark.”
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Finding the fun in fishing
“I never ‘went fishing’ in the traditional sense. I did, however, see Jaws, and I read some Hemingway in high school. (Reading Hemingway is also how I trained as a bullfighter.)”
Rare movie night was a real ‘beauty’
“If you were in the theater for the Sunday matinee, you might have heard me, about halfway back on the left side, sniffling and wailing softly while dabbing at my cheeks with a piece of popcorn.”
It’s hard to get into the swing of golf
“I’m inexperienced, left-handed and female (a “lady,” in golf lingo, though no one would ever call me that if they heard the language I use on the course).”