The Cost of Staring at What Makes You Angry
The microphones were off. Lynne Grigelevich and I had just finished an hour of North of Normal that included a phone call from someone wanting to volunteer at the radio station, people knocking on the studio window, a surprisingly long conversation about death,...
The Coffee Pot Is Still Here
Yesterday, I sat down with Jean McKenna, former owner of The Coffee Pot here in Littleton, New Hampshire. It felt like a full-circle moment. Back in February, I wrote How North Country Business Owners Can Share Hard News Without Losing Trust — Part...
Remembering Levi
Levi has been on my mind lately. Not always consciously. It’s the kind of thing that’s sitting right below the surface, ready to emerge at any moment. I didn’t even know him that well. That’s what I found myself saying out loud to my therapist a few weeks ago. I...
The Little Village That Learned to Listen
Once upon a time, there existed a little village way up high in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. It was a small village. The winters were known to be harsh, and the summers sweltering. Although there were limited resources in this mountain town, it had become...