Category Archives: Stories

To Hell with Tom Wolfe

Somewhere between exits 7 and 8 on I-91, snaking up the east side of Vermont, and smitten with the fading autumn landscape, I decided to give my home state another chance. To get to this point we have to journey … Continue reading

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I can’t tell you what happened

In 1939 three children went missing during the snowy winter months in northeastern Vermont. They were never found. There was much speculation at the time but not much since. If you ask one of the old timers, he might relate this … Continue reading

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Headlines from The West Burville Gazette (Part 4)

Tucked up in the northeastern corner of Vermont is the Northeast Kingdom, a wooded fortress that neither encourages nor particularly welcomes strangers. One of the little hamlets within a village within a town is West Burville. There is one eatery, one place … Continue reading

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By January we had 10′ down, give or take…

Snow keeps me awake. Big storms, little dustings…it’s all the same. I can’t sleep. It’s like waiting for Santa. I’m crazy for snow. The week I was born, the last week of January, there was 120″ of snow on the … Continue reading

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Headline Stories from The West Burville Gazette (Part 3)

Tucked up in the northeastern corner of Vermont is the Northeast Kingdom, a wooded fortress that neither encourages nor particularly welcomes strangers. One of the little hamlets within a village within a town is West Burville. There is one eatery, one place … Continue reading

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Headline Stories from The West Burville Gazette (Part 2)

Tucked up in the northeastern corner of Vermont is the Northeast Kingdom, a wooded fortress that neither encourages nor particularly welcomes strangers. One of the little hamlets within a village within a town is West Burville. There is one eatery, one place … Continue reading

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Headline Stories from The West Burville Gazette (Part 1)

Tucked up in the northeastern corner of Vermont is the Northeast Kingdom, a wooded fortress that neither encourages nor particularly welcomes strangers. One of the little hamlets within a village within a town is West Burville. There is one eatery, one place … Continue reading

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