new england essays

02
May
Going Out with the Ranger

Going Out with the Ranger

My goal is to go out with the Ranger. Not in it, mind you—which would serve no one—but out together as we shift down, tow less, and go slower uphill.
4 min read
04
Apr
Caught Flat-footed

Caught Flat-footed

The fox was a gift of creation. I hollered, “No! No! No!”
4 min read
29
Dec
What’s in Your Pocket?

What’s in Your Pocket?

What are you thankful for, I asked? What travels with you?
3 min read
06
Dec
A Conversation With My Boots

A Conversation With My Boots

The boots are all business at these times, plodding forward like draft horses, saddled with crampons that grab the ice underfoot.
4 min read
01
Dec
Shop and Drop.

Shop and Drop.

When you shop like. . . I do, you rarely win prizes for Best Overall Present at the holidays.
3 min read
01
Nov
Good Luck, Little Buck

Good Luck, Little Buck

Deer season starts today in New Hampshire, and this is no time for attitude if you are a handsome buck.
4 min read
04
Oct
Of Free Will and Graders

Of Free Will and Graders

Free Will and Graders 10 3 25 123 PM0:00/326.93399092970521× We live along a dirt road, and the
4 min read
24
Sep
Autumn Hugs

Autumn Hugs

Fall has arrived, and we hope, so will the pilgrims.
2 min read
30
Aug
Ever Seen a Lizard Dressed as a Wizard?

Ever Seen a Lizard Dressed as a Wizard?

Science is not the concern of Postcards from Monadnock. Wonder is; more specifically, wondering.
4 min read
02
Aug
The Culmination of Days

The Culmination of Days

One goose honked until it was hoarse—until anyone could have understood its anguish. ‘Help!’ it was screaming. ‘My baby!’
4 min read