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Spring in the Hudson Valley is a time of great hope and promise. First, there’s that cold day in late March where the windy rain turns to...

Since my trip to Ireland in January and because my dad’s house there will soon be sold, I have been feeling very Irishy. For example, I...

It’s February in the Hudson Valley. Last week was Fake Spring. The temperature was fifty something fahrenheit and everyone bobbed about...

I was with my sister-in-law last weekend and she had a FitBit. This meant we knew at all times how many steps we had taken towards our...

I won a prize for my latest poetry collection. Winning isn’t everything, I know this. But it’s nice. For a moment you get to feel wait,...

This summer has been like a game of Fortunately Unfortunately. You know, fortunately it’s Summer at last. Unfortunately, it has rained so...

I had a sober Christmas in 2022, as I was on call. It was an interesting challenge to come up with alternatives to alcohol that were...

It was 12 degrees here the other morning. That’s TWELVE. When I wake up now, I get a tiny thrill out of guessing how cold it might be and...

Every morning after my first few sips of fortifying coffee, I check my email. Three of my daily emails are: CNN’s top five headlines, the...

You’d be hard pressed to have even the briefest encounter with an Irish person without them telling you a story. Usually a funny story,...