TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bohjalian,Christopher A.
TI  - Idyll banter: : weekly excursions to a very small town
SN  - 1400052157
U1  - 813.54 
PY  - 2003///]
CY  - New York
PB  - Harmony Books
KW  - Short stories, American
KW  - Community life
KW  - Vermont
N1  - Now that the cows are gone; Sowing the seeds with a little sprout; That roof didn't collapse ; it's a home improvement project; Love blooms over the septic tank; Scenic barn is really a scrapyard; Dead cluster flies serve as window insulation for the inept; City slicker gets a taste of country marketing theater. on stage and off, inspires young actress; Two types of writing; Losing the library; Walk the postal route with a mailman to get to know the town; It's the cream cheese brownies that bring out the vote; The slowest driver in Vermont; Vermont has changed - but nit its people; Life, liberty, and plenty of Charmin; Meetings messy by necessity; Village's center starts in aisle one; Drama lives in preschool Oz Odyssey; It's not easy to be a kid; The thrill, the stress, the joy of the race; Isaac and Gus survive girl world; Inspiring teachers make education worth every penny; Will sleeping beauty wake for school; A crush on your teacher is no excuse to act like a geek; Don't believe all you read : the kids are all right; A person can learn a lot from Ian Freeman; Surly cow displays no remorse; Dead bat duty draws the line; Town's all atwitter about Rosie; It's not mind over matter-it's mind over manure; The case of the curios Crustacean; An old cat's name alone conjured wondrous memories; Why the green mountains turn red; Vermont ready to be mired in spring; Spirits live at Bartlett's swimming hole; The Vermont woods look different without any leaves; Snow colors Vermont in beauty; Cheating death in the ap-gap; Sugarers signal end of winter; Select number show a changing Vermont; A fender bender with baby Jesus?; Clouds can't hide the sun on a spiritually bright Easter morning; Faith gives a child serenity; Marriage weds love to laughter; Thank you, friend for guiding me deeper into my faith; Of memory and hope; A passing of history and hospitality; An elegy for the state's finest red sox fan; How a family copes with loss : building love on little white lies; Farmers fletcher and Don Brown knew how to grow community; A family's farewell to tiger; Untethered in Spain, set free on route 66; Flirtatious Minnie pulls up her hem; Midlife crisis results in taking part in the Weenie triathlon; Rice pudding and French editor help novice cyclist survive; A gardener can take pride in those $17 carrots; Nothing like mom's biohazard for dinner; At Denver's gate B42 when the world was transformed; Talking then, talking now; Candy hearts would have bewildered Armenian gradparents; On mother's day, grandmother briefly returned; The ladies' room just inside Tomorrowland : a short story
N2  - A compilation of essays, based on a series of weekly columns, reflects on life in a small town in New England as it explores how America has changed over the past decade
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