Monthly Archives: December 2010

So, Eammon Byron Jones will not be the first baby born in 2011 at Fletcher Allen Health Care. Nor was he born yesterday, Christmas Day. Or on the winter solstice. Three chances for a totally awesome birthday and he blew … Continue reading →

There is a moment in one of my older novels in which a couple gets a little randy beside a Christmas tree on Christmas Eve, and then departs for the evening church service. This time of year I hear from … Continue reading →

Burlington’s Mike Stamatis turns twenty today. As he steered his electronic wheelchair over the bricks on the northern tip of Church Street on a chilly afternoon last week, he shared with me his birthday wish list: “I’m enjoying my life … Continue reading →

They don’t make toys like they used to — which is probably a good thing given some of the spectacularly dangerous toys I savored as a kid. I had numerous near-death experiences as a boy heaving foot-long lawn darts into the air … Continue reading →