Posts from the ‘new paltz’ category

on “raising awareness” (plus: outfits)

  A woman called me today and said the following things: She has recently moved from Brooklyn to New Paltz and “is just a mom concerned…

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Can organic farming feed the world?

I got into a Twitter discussion that evolved out of my Guardian piece about whether or not organic farming can feed the world. I used all…

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What is Really Needed At Town Board and Planning Board Meetings: Performance Art Poetry

What is really needed is someone—not me, not you, but maybe everyone else we know?—to march right in with a nice flowy dress on and, during…

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Anne Muller’s letter to the editor re: you-know-whats

Anne gave me permission to post this letter, so I am. Also! Did you guys see in the original post where someone called me part of…

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“crying fowl”

Update: I’m being interviewed on a local station (YNN) about this in an hour. And…..this. (And….this.) Also I’m making enemies all over town! Here’s what I’d…

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Things to do in New Paltz and environs, if you like the kind of things I like.

Sometimes people come to the shop from other places and they want to do other things besides eat chocolate. And it’s made me realize that all…

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sixteen things

When I’m alone at work all I basically do is think too hard. And then I post on Facebook funny/lovely/touching/outrageous stories about my customers and the…

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no more store: day five

You know the deal: I’m seeing how long I can go without going to the grocery store. Here’s the backstory, and here are today’s meals. I…

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Selma, Noodle, Nelly, Adrienne, Pauline.

No photos of yesterday’s food because I didn’t eat anything. OK, not really—god, Noodle, don’t look so worried—I just won’t get a chance to put them…

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my second panic attack

The post below is rife with typos, repeats itself, at times makes no sense whatsoever, and will probably leave you confused and frustrated. It’s fine. It’s…

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