by: Molly Magid “Six slick slim sycamore saplings and five thrifty, fun, fifty-somethings. . .” I chant along with the rest of the group as I try to slow my breathing. We finish our warm-ups and line up behind the door. Somehow, I end up at the front of the line, place my shaky palm on the door knob, and prepare myself to open it and walk on stage. Three years ago, I found myself re-enacting that scene over and…
By Faith Pineo Enjoy these colorful blooms captured by the photographer who brought us this gorgeous essay on the language of flowers, and get some inspiration for your current or future garden! At her home in rural Maine, Faith Pineo can often be found puttering outside amongst the flowers and wildlife. She tends to talk with chipmunks and birds far more often than is likely good for her, but nevertheless finds them to be excellent conversationalists.
Jen Rose Smith and Teddy Minford have both published books to some of summer’s most classic destinations. Jen Rose Smith is the author of Moon’s Vermont guidebook (released May 21, 2019) and Teddy Minford is the author of Beachy Weekend Getaways from New York: Short Breaks in the Hamptons, Long Island, and the Jersey Shore (released June 11, 2019). The two writers sat down to talk about travel, summer, and what it’s like to write a guidebook. Jen Rose Smith:…
by: Trish Cantillon “You and your daughter look like sisters!” I said sincerely as I scrolled through my friend Katelyn’s photos. “You look great!” Katelyn, in her early forties, then copped to the fact that she had used the photo app ULike to achieve the youthful look, then insisted I download it. I did. She took a couple selfies of us with baby doll rosy cheeks and soft lighting. She then educated me on all the options for altering the…
by: Rachel Cline I recently spent a weekend in the country with three other writers. We are each at different points in our careers, but all of us are undeniably serious and competitive. Writing that sentence, I wonder if any two writers in the history of time have ever been at the same point in their careers–do you think? Of course we are told and told and told, and indeed we know (in that ignorant way we know everything, oh…