A Vermont humor writer explores the funny side of home, family, and life in the country.
Welcome!
The following essays first appeared in “Around the Bend,” my long-running biweekly humor column in the Addison Independent in Vermont. If they make you laugh, share them with your friends. If they don’t, share them with your enemies. And if you’re feeling generous, you can always buy me a coffee.
It’s hard to get into the swing of golf
“I’m inexperienced, left-handed and female (a “lady,” in golf lingo, though no one would ever call me that if they heard the language I use on the course).”
Fix a treadmill, strengthen a marriage
“We get along, just not when it comes to putting things together. We’ve had so many assembly-related conflicts over the years that the mere sight of a parts list makes my jaw clench.”
Grammar crusader fights on
“Nitpicking the language—the very compulsion that once caused me to lose friends and irritate people—now earns me a paycheck.
Squeamish early bird reluctantly gets the worm
“I know earthworms are highly beneficial creatures. There’s just one thing: They’re gross.”
Extreme health regimen leaves me cold
“The method is said to cure disease, apparently by causing it to freeze and fall off.”