Posts by Stephen Morris
A Tale of Two Pea Fences
April
"Whatchu doin', Henry?" Emmanuel "Manny" Mannucci has parked in the driveway of The 'Stead and walked back to the garden, a pr...
The Lucky One
A Rocket in the Pocket
The air in the office on the third Tuesday is charged with a different kind of electricity. Quinn sits ac...
Bumpa t’ Bumpa
August, 2025
“Bumpa t'bumpa," Burton Trottier says aloud. Then again, "Bumpa t'bumpa." And again, "Bumpa t'bumpa."
He pulls up on...
Ephemerals
April
The silver-gray Mercedes hums north on I-93, the engine’s rhythm a steady heartbeat beneath the surface of Burton’s mounting a...
Straightening the Fence
March
March in Vermont arrives this year like a constipated lion, dumping eighteen inches of heavy, heart-attack snow on Town Meetin...
A Seedy Affair
Shunpike Seed Consortium
February
A shunpike is a side road used to avoid a major highway. In this case, Hiram Road is a minor tr...
Frozen Pipes
["Still Time" returns to Vermont, where winter rages.
January
"Henry, Henry." Grace, in a flannel bathrobe, is sitting on the be...
The Story of Grace, Part 4
At the Oasis ...
Lisa Grace's mind is spinning on her drive home. Five million dollars? Dinner parties and lunchboxes? Good God.
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The Story of Grace, Part 3
an early rendition of the cover:
Captain of Direct Sales
Lisa Grace parks her station wagon in one of the freshly painte...