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A Glimpse of Normal
Jon Kaplan
  • May 28, 2021
  • 4 min

A Glimpse of Normal

Jon Kaplan lives in Randolph, Vermont, and writes about cycling and small-town life. Jon is a member of the Kimball Library writing group...
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Korongo #2: Homebound Still
Sara Tucker
  • Dec 23, 2020
  • 1 min

Korongo #2: Homebound Still

Get cozy with a warm mug, your iPad, and our new zine Just before the long, dark winter of 2020–2021 settled over Vermont's White River...
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The Story Lady Needs You (and Here’s a Free Book)
Sara Tucker
  • Oct 31, 2020
  • 1 min

The Story Lady Needs You (and Here’s a Free Book)

In September Korongo published the premier issue of a journal about our wacko times. Now we're working on the next one. Our contributors...
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The Year of the Rat
Sara Tucker
  • Oct 11, 2020
  • 2 min

The Year of the Rat

In September, I started leading a couple of writing workshops that focus on keeping a diary. Mine begins with a quilt.
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The Food Lover’s Diary, or What Sam Said
Sara Tucker
  • Oct 7, 2020
  • 3 min

The Food Lover’s Diary, or What Sam Said

This morning I opened the New York Times and found an article about keeping a diary during lockdown. WHAT HAVE I BEEN TELLING YOU?
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Le Confinement Spring 2020
Sara Tucker
  • Oct 3, 2020
  • 1 min

Le Confinement Spring 2020

During lockdown last spring in France, I took at least one picture, every day, of the sky above our house in Avon. The first picture was...
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And the Earth Goes Round and Round
Sara Tucker
  • Oct 1, 2020
  • 3 min

And the Earth Goes Round and Round

Here's what happened in my world in the final days of September. What happened in yours? The Green Mountains are aflame, and everyone...
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Sara's Diary: Fingerprints and Glenda Jackson
Sara Tucker
  • Sep 25, 2020
  • 4 min

Sara's Diary: Fingerprints and Glenda Jackson

Today I applied for an FBI background check and studied Glenda Jackson's fine fury.
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Takeaway from Kimball Workshop No. 1
Sara Tucker
  • Sep 12, 2020
  • 4 min

Takeaway from Kimball Workshop No. 1

Do you get anxious before a presentation? I do. I'm afraid I'll bore people. Boredom, the killer disease. So I was quite relieved when...
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Shirly’s Diary: August 13–20
Sara Tucker
  • Aug 22, 2020
  • 11 min

Shirly’s Diary: August 13–20

When I spoke with my friend Shirly Hook at the end of July, she was feeling down. Shirly is the author of My Bring Up, stories about her...
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P.A.’s Diary: Remembering the Mayfair
Sara Tucker
  • Aug 21, 2020
  • 4 min

P.A.’s Diary: Remembering the Mayfair

August 4, 2020. I once lived in a six-storey apartment building that had started as a gentleman’s hotel. There were little doors on the...
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P.A.’s Diary: Everything Feels Beige
Sara Tucker
  • Aug 16, 2020
  • 2 min

P.A.’s Diary: Everything Feels Beige

July 31, 2020. The days are rolling on, but everything feels beige. Not much is improving in California as our Covid19 cases increase...
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P.A.’s Diary: August 3, 2020
Sara Tucker
  • Aug 10, 2020
  • 2 min

P.A.’s Diary: August 3, 2020

P.A. grew up in Northfield, Vermont and now lives in Oakland, California. His Facebook profile describes him as "a middle-aged married...
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Why Time-Lapse Photograph Is Like Writing
Sara Tucker
  • Aug 9, 2020
  • 2 min

Why Time-Lapse Photograph Is Like Writing

In 1999 the Dutch artist Frans Hofmeester started filming his newborn daughter for a few seconds every week, usually on a Saturday...
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The Diaries of Dorothy Calhoun Fago
Sara Tucker
  • Aug 9, 2020
  • 1 min

The Diaries of Dorothy Calhoun Fago

One of my former writing students was the artist Dorothy Fago, otherwise known as D’Ann. Oh, man, I just loved D'Ann. By the time we met,...
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Carl’s Diary: August 8, 2020
Sara Tucker
  • Aug 8, 2020
  • 3 min

Carl’s Diary: August 8, 2020

Carl B. Russell lives in Bethel, Vermont, and uses draft animals in his forestry-services operation. He also writes poetry and posts...
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Kate’s Diary
Sara Tucker
  • Aug 8, 2020
  • 2 min

Kate’s Diary

The inspiration for our new project, a community journal written by readers of the Randolph Herald, came from Robert Cooley, who used his...
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Shirly’s Diary: August 5, 2020
Sara Tucker
  • Aug 8, 2020
  • 1 min

Shirly’s Diary: August 5, 2020

Korongo, Kimball Library, and the Randolph Herald are jointly sponsoring "The Homebound Diaries," a 2020 community journaling project...
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Shirly’s Diary: August 4, 2020
Sara Tucker
  • Aug 8, 2020
  • 1 min

Shirly’s Diary: August 4, 2020

Sara asked if I would keep a journal for a project she was doing. Why not? So here I am. A storm was blowing up the East Coast, creating...
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Coming Home to Kimball
Sara Tucker
  • Aug 7, 2020
  • 2 min

Coming Home to Kimball

What to
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