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I like good strong words
that mean something.
—Louisa May Alcott
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Short Essays & Reflections
“Finding a Vocabulary of the Heart: What Poetry has Taught Me about Prayer,” chronic-joy.org (originally published in Ruminate)
“The Subversive Necessity pf Beauty,” a review of Beauty is Oxygen by Wesley Vander Lugt in The Englewood Review of Books
"Dear Francis: Letter Writing as a Spiritual Practice," Eerdword: The Eerdmans Blog
"Poetry As Sabbath," Abbey of the Arts
"My Friend, Francis," Beliefnet
“The World is a Cathedral,” a review of City Nave by Betsy K. Brown in Fare Forward
Selected Articles
"The Remains of the Day," New York Times
"Cheese and Crackers: A meal for the ages," Boston Globe
"How Snacking Became Respectable," Wall Street Journal
"The Decline of The Family Dinner," The Huffington Post
"Reinventing Home Economics," UVM Food Feed
Selected Interviews
Good Food, KCRW
Word of Mouth, NHPR
Topical Currents, WRLN
Vermont Edition, VPR