Words by Brett Ann Stanciu
Photography by Molly Stanciu
“Put on your mask, folks, and walk around. In the scheme of things, what’s a little more inconvenience?”
All in Family
The Day I Burned the Piano
Words by Ted Page
Photography by Nathanael Asaro
“I can understand why these spirits never left. It’s a really nice place to stay.”
Today's Vermont: Close to Home
Words by Tim Patterson
Photography by Dylan Griffin
Is there a place far away from Vermont that you feel connected to these days?
Birthing at Home
Words by Shaina Levee
Photography by Trina Cary
With hospitals facing shortages of staff, PPE, beds, as well as new (and arguably harmful) policies regarding birthing in a hospital, many families across our nation have begun to opt for homebirth.
Becoming the Village Crier
Words and Photography by Sue Schlabach
“Since my mom’s death in November I’ve missed her immeasurably. And now, in this time of international crisis, I need her creativity and optimism.”
Postcard From Hardwick: Coming, Going, Coming
Words by Brett Ann Stanciu
“The thread through all this movement is always hunger, hunger, for bread or meat, land or love. “
December Days
Words and photography by Jessica Lewis Stevens
“Days when the to-do list just says gingerbread, and we putter about in the morning with extra cups of tea before taking to the kitchen …”
Fallow Time
Words by Liz Schroeter Courtney
Photography by Dylan Griffin
“And just like that, nature tells us it’s time to slow down.”
Postcard From Hardwick: Tell Me About Your Beloved… Trees
Words by Brett Ann Stanciu
Photography by Dylan Griffin
“. . . twig and branch, bark and cambium, root and root hair, create a mighty, living being.”
S.O.S. — Save Our Schools
Words by Finn Yarbrough
Photography by Dylan Griffin
“Small schools are in a unique position to be resilient and flexible to change.”
Pizza + Justice for All—Johnson’s Community Oven.
Words by Liz Schroeter Courtney
Photography by Eliza Boudreau
“ While ideologies may at times divide us, shared food and shared experience tend to keep us working together.”
Night Shift
Words and Photography by Carolinne Griffin
"The struggle to shift back to a normal bedtime is real, thanks to those long days of July and August spent outside, the kids running wild, indulging in too many hot dogs, and too many s’mores, the adults enjoying too many summer ales."
Postcard from Hardwick: Stepping into Autumn
Words by Brett Ann Stanciu
Photography by Nathanael Asaro
“If the loons trill the sound of summer, wild blackberries hold the taste, sweet and tangy, varying by the year.”
Postcard from Hardwick
Words by Brett Ann Stanciu
Photography by Molly Stanciu
Searching for Secret Spots
Postcard from Hardwick
Words by Brett Ann Stanciu
Photography by Dylan Griffin
“And yet — spring proliferates as a reminder that the universe is infinitely larger than our own powers and imaginations.”
Home Precarious Home
Words by Liz Schroeter Courtney
Photography by Dylan Griffin
“Now as a homeowner in Vermont, I again feel suspended between two realities.”
Postcard from Hardwick
Words by Brett Ann Stanciu
Photography by Dylan Griffin
Trash and Treasure
Postcard from Hardwick
Words by Brett Ann Stanciu
Photography by Dylan Griffin
A Puppet Show in Which a Chicken Notes It’s a Free Country…
Finding Sanctuary
Words by Liz Schroeter Courtney
Photography by Caleb Kenna
“I guess what I’m saying is, you can’t run away from your problems. But if you’re lucky, you can move to Vermont.”
Postcard from Hardwick
Words by Brett Ann Stanciu
Photography by Dylan Griffin
My Cemetery Neighbors