In which the author seeks glory and finds salvation racing at night on cross-country skis, on a golf course in the Boston suburbs.
Boston Magazine
Edited by Chris Vogel
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This Old House’s Charms Aren’t Apparent to Everyone
Built circa 1790 and in the family since 1905, my beloved house is now at a pivotal juncture in its long history.
The Boston Globe
Edited by Kathy Horan
Bearing Witness
In 1987, when I was 22, I saw something dark and disturbing go down in a vacant lot in Portland, Oregon. For 36 years, I couldn’t steel myself to write about it. Then, finally, I found the words. First place essay, 2024 National City and Regional Magazine Awards.
Portland Monthly
Edited by Benjamin Cassidy
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My Beach Club
When your roots in a place go back generations, change can be painful. Especially when you are the one pushing for change.
Yankee
Edited by Ian Aldrich
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The Monk’s Tale
Remembering my Uncle Bill, a Catholic monk and a scholar who left the church to spend his last 30 years in the French Pyrenees, tending his garden and translating Thucydides from Greek into Latin.
Outside
Edited by Elizabeth Hightower
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The Sleepover
A Mother’s Day essay remembering my mom, Barbara Donahue (1929–2017), and my favorite punk band, The Plasmatics (1977–1983).
The Washington Post Magazine
Edited by David Rowell. Illustration by Maggie Chiang.
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Painting the Fence
The joys and agonies of maintaining the picket fence at my family’s ancient home in New Hampshire.
Yankee
Edited by Ian Aldrich. Illustration by Cindy Rizza.
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Coach, Remembered
Until he died at age 71, while rowing on a lake in Maine, my college cross country and track coach, Jim Wescott was a mentor and sensei to hundreds of athletes. Here’s an account of what it was like to run for him.
Colby Magazine
Edited by Gerry Boyle.
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On With The Snow
The author launches a career as a nordic ski racer.
The Washington Post Magazine
Edited by David Rowell. Photos by Layne Kennedy.
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