It had been a long time. A very long time since I had travelled outside…
Author: Elizabeth Ricketson
A graduate of Providence College with a BA in English, Elizabeth Ricketson has always had a love of literature and the fine arts. Elizabeth’s essays focus on life experiences and life in Vermont.
Summer’s shades of vibrant emerald green now mossy. The Vermont landscape, earthy. The palette has…
Thru hikers crossed the paved road as they exited one trail to access an…
Gray and foggy. A steady soft summer’s rain fell early one morning. Hills and mountains…
I was too tired to even squeegee the shower glass door on a recent May…
A gold band on her ring finger. Engraved orange blossoms nearly unrecognizable. Barely a hint…
The task of locating a specific cardboard box in our basement initially felt laborious but…
Lilacs in bloom. Bursting off branches in abundance of pale purple. This season of bloom…
The crackle of sleet stings against the bedroom window. Early I wake. I find my…
Snow fell by the many inches. The quiet harbinger had arrived. Early hours illuminated. A…