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Border Story Story
DERBY LINE, Vt. — For generations, the sleepy towns of Stanstead, Quebec, and Derby Line, Vermont, have slumbered together in the proverbial twin beds of neighboring border communities. Most of the time, the two towns have dreamed their separate dreams … Continue reading
Finding some direction
My high school piano teacher would often become exasperated with me, and not just for the usual reasons that go along with being an exasperating teenage smart ass (me, not my piano teacher). She would become exasperated when I couldn’t … Continue reading
The Haskell and The Beatles: In Search of a Meeting That Never Happened
In preparation for my play, All Together Now, based on the local legend that the former Beatles almost met at the Haskell Free Library, I’m sharing an article I researched and published in the Stanstead Historical Society Journal in 2017. … Continue reading
Posted in It Really Did Happen!
Tagged border, Borderline Players, Derby Line, Haskell Free Library, Quebec, Stanstead border, The Beatles, Vermont
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Beatles on the Border
“Legend has it that back in the day the Beatles used to meet [at the Haskell Free Library on the Quebec/Vermont border]. John was banned from the US so he would enter the library from the Canadian side with George, … Continue reading
Sign on the line
Anna Scott: “Signed by the author, I see.” William Thacker: “Yeah, couldn’t stop him. If you can find an unsigned one, it’s worth an absolute fortune.” – Notting Hill, 1999 It’s an odd thing, the signing of books. It’s not … Continue reading
Posted in Reading? Ugh!
Tagged anxiety, book signing, books, border, Canada, Customs, Don't Everyone Jump At Once, Haskell Free Library, reading, Ross Murray, USA
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Drinking Tips for Teens 