‘Harvesting’ the Animal Crops
      It’s buck season, and once again I’'m surrounded by orange-hatted hunters and the constant reverberations of bullets. [ more ]

Resolving to Do Better
      My town’s independent bakery closes for about 10 days at the beginning of every year. The owner says the time off gives her a chance to work on the house and to catch up on her bookkeeping. But there’s another reason why she closes. My town’s independent bakery closes for about 10 days at the beginning of every year. The owner says the time off gives her a chance to work on the house and to catch up on her bookkeeping. But there’s another reason why she closes. [ more ]