Merrimac, Massachusetts is the kind of town you’d expect to see in a Hallmark Christmas movie. Nestled along the north shore of the Merrimack River, it was originally slated to be part of New Hampshire, with the river serving as the state boundary, but in the end, the boundary was…

Most of us have our little luxuries. A beer on the weekend. A particular color of nail polish. An occasional movie. I’m pretty frugal. I have to be, living paycheck to paycheck. I don’t have a car. I don’t drink, or go out to movies, or buy junk food. I…

A Brief Moment of Magic with an Unpopular Species Have you ever felt the tiny hand of a newborn baby clinging to your thumb? That’s what it feels like when a rattlesnake grips your fingers with his tail. Rattlesnakes do that a lot. You should probably just take my word for that. Rattlesnake rescue isn’t for the faint of…

Uaigneach abhi mé ar feadh tamaill ar tráthnóna beag inníu ag éisteacht leis na preácháin ag screadáil agus ag teacht abhaile daobhtha …” “I was lonely for awhile this evening, listening to the crows cawing as they returned home. If I should hear the beautiful lark, it would break my…

“As well might you leave the faeries to plough your land or the idle winds to sow it, as sit down and wait for freedom.” — Thomas Davis I used to think it was all black and white. War, peace, love, hate. “What if they held a war, and no…

Lessons For War, Peace, and Life When I look back, I barely recognize the person I was before them. Before I tried to donate money to an unpopular cause and found my offer so gently refused that there wasn’t a trace of awkwardness. “Please don’t send any money. We have what we need, and if anyone…