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In this new book of short stories and poems, author Henry F. Zacchini writes about the contradictions of the human condition, love, death, politics and dogs. The short stories in this work explore the brutality of the Argentinian dictatorship, a zombie apocalypse in London and a disaffected Japanese student attending the University of Oxford.

The Brown family - seven-year-old Cooper, twelve-year-old Ruby, their parents, Hazel and Wally, and their widowed grandfather Henry - live on a small Vermont dairy farm that's been in the family for four generations. Their lives are marked by hard work and the rhythms of the seasons, from spring calves to the county fair to deer season to sugaring, as well as events that are part of the school year, including school lock downs called Shelter i...

A thoughtful and uncompromising account of the ravages of a terminal illness." -Kirkus An athletic young professional, only a few years out of college, begins to feel something is wrong with his body. Unknowingly, he has already started a new and terrifying journey. Nate Methot is a mere twenty-five when he experiences his first ALS symptoms in 2010. Thoroughly skilled in the art of avoidance, he spends months keeping his fears to himself. His...

Friend of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, and Oliver Wendell Holmes, Julia Dorr was an accomplished poet and philanthropist whose legacy still shines brightly in her hometown of Rutland, Vermont. Every time a child wanders the stacks and discovers a love for reading at the Rutland Free Library, we have Julia to thank as the founder. In true Dorr fashion of collaborative community spirit, we bring you this collection showcasing...

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Facts are the closest things Sam has to a friend but they're no use when ghosts start talking to him. He's determined to find answers to problems, but when he sees crazy twisting vines and ghostly faces at an abandoned house he's thrown out of his element. Then there's the folktale about the Dragonfly, which sank nearly 200 years ago and has yet to be found. Could the ghosts he's heard be the key to finding the ship-and her treasure? Sam needs...

Dear Universe, I Get it Now is the work of A.Y. Berthiaume, a lifelong dreamer and exuberant professional writer. This is her inspirational story about facing challenges and peering into life's dark corners while longing to understand her place in the world and learning to love who she is. Through 22 letters written to the Universe, Berthiaume reflects on her journey, coming to see her path as a series of purposeful, cosmic invitations to be b...

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This seasoned Vermont gardener delivers all manner of subjects related to, and details on, gardening in a book unlike most any other you've probably read. In a style similar to the other two prior books of his "Woodchuck Gardener's Trilogy", he groups topics and plants through the seasons, interspersed with his brand of humor and art and quotes he has found relevant and inspiring. If you're a gardener in the Green Mountain State, or similar cl...

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As the second born, Sarah, Say to her family, never gets to be the first one to do anything. So when it's big sister Ruth's first day of school, Say is not happy. And mama is busy, so Say has to spend the day with Father working on the farm, usually a fine way to spend the day, but not this time. But maybe the day will be full of first for Say after all!

In 1941, sixteen-year-old Jubilant Brown is struggling to keep his family's small dairy farm from going under. He has the help of his determined mother and hard-working uncle who has intellectual disabilities. However, Jubal's dad is only interested in his next drink and news of World War II building across the sea. Farming in Vermont is a hardscrabble existence requiring muscle and ingenuity, something Jubal is learning as he comes of age. He...

In his novel As Crooked as They Come, Sunderland author Philip R. Jordan spins a crime yarn that crackles with tension and humor." - Dan Bolles, Seven DaysIt's not easy for single mom Patty Callahan, haunted by the knowledge that her estranged, elderly father is a third-generation criminal. His ties to Boston's underworld lead him to suspect an old enemy in the cold-case murder of his sister. To Patty's horror, she discovers that her mother ha...

Essays, speeches, and conversations by artist, arts administrator, and Vermont state legislator, John R. Killacky. Highlights include:Cultural, social, and political commentary on leadership, disability, equines, Buddhism, AIDS, arts producing, philanthropy, and legislating. Critical analysis of such artists as Ron Athey, John Cage, Douglas Crimp, Keith Haring, Peter Hujar, Dona Ann McAdams, Kevin McKenzie, Eiko Otake, and Sarah Schulman. Int...

Karin Ericson brings personal stories of her experience of caring for her mother through her journey with Alzheimer's Disease. What Works When Memory Stops Working is combination memoir and self-help, weaving together personal stories from Ericson's childhood, with techniques that helped her mother and family enjoy life despite the disease. Forced dancing lessons and scenes from Ericson's eighth-grade production of "HMS Pinafore" form the basi...