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Foggy Ridge Dispatch: December 9, 2024
Chickens. Coops. Carving wood. Big snow. Vermont exercise. Audiobooks. The Claims Adjuster.
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Among Other Things: the UCH CEO Assassination, & Why It's Being Celebrated
Not celebrating? Fine. But please remember: we may be witnessing the first shots fired in service of a revolution. After all, history has to start…
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If Only: Social Media Shut Down at 6pm Daily
Could we reclaim our precious time & attention? Connect deeply with our IRL environments and relationships? Or would we just find other ways to be…
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Foggy Ridge Dispatch: December 2, 2024
Vermont Almanac. Woodworking is Bullsh*t. Plaster repair. Hot plates for art. A very flat tire. Sauna season.
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November 2024

Queer Country Wisdom No. 7: Inbox or Bust!
Something useful from a fellow Substacker: 5 Tips for Talking Politics with Family (you might need it tomorrow).
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To Be a Good Vermonter Interview No.1: Lucas Weiss
For the inaugural TBAGV interview, I sat down over hot toddies with one of my most philosophical Vermont friends, Lucas Weiss.
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Foggy Ridge Dispatch: November 25, 2024
Podcasts. The Perfect Perfect Martini recipe. Groundline Studio.
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Five Visions of Utopia from Vermont History
Some famous. Some infamous. All worth a good deep look for those of us intent on making the world a better place (and may we avoid historic mistakes…
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Queer Country Wisdom No. 6: the Anonymous Submission Inbox is FINALLY Open...
...so send your favorite queer, hippie, Masters-degree-holding, empathetic redneck Internet aunt those questions, friends.
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If Only: We Voted on Policy - Not People
If we did, things like *this* wouldn't happen.
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Foggy Ridge Dispatch: November 18, 2024
Counter-protesting. Leftists with guns. Cognitive dissonance. Wendell Berry. Philosophical podcasting.
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Many Americas: Five Poems for Contemplating the Past & Future of American Democracy
The election is still weighing on my mind, as I'm sure it is for many of you. These are the poems I've been reading to nourish myself, frame my grief…
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