01
Dec
Shop and Drop.
When you shop like. . . I do, you rarely win prizes for Best Overall Present at the holidays.
3 min read
Other Musings
Essays and creative non-fiction separate from the Postcard-from-Monadnock series. Many of them are from Jarvis's column, "Off the Highway", which has appeared bi-weekly in the Monadnock Ledger-Transcript, since 2022.
18
Nov
Bare Trees
Nature...does not usually confront us with the piled-up carcasses of once living things—not, at least, in the normal course of business.
2 min read
04
Nov
Standard Time—Sort of
Of course, “standard time” is a misnomer. Time is far from standard around the world.
3 min read
21
Oct
Holiday Megalopolis
It is within the power of marketing to transform any inherently good and joyful thing into one of those over-muscled people, wearing a Speedo.
3 min read
08
Oct
Thanks for Working Today
Since we were together last, I attended a college reunion of sorts in Schenectady, New York. It was the 200th
3 min read
24
Sep
Autumn Hugs
Fall has arrived, and we hope, so will the pilgrims.
2 min read
09
Sep
Local Newspapers Are Our Best Defense
Where is our final line of defense under the circumstances? The local newspaper.
3 min read
08
Aug
When the Inspector Calls
A singer’s got to sing, a dancer’s got to dance, and an inspector's got to find stuff.
3 min read
25
Jul
When the Rain Came
I wanted to know how well we did at our cabin in the woods recording eight inches of rain . . . It turns out, we can run with the big dogs.
3 min read
15
Jul
Les Grandes Vacances
What we would do if France did not have Les Grandes Vacances, which sends the country into a state of hibernation every August?
3 min read