Idyll Banter

Idyll BanterBy: Chris Bohjalian Years ago, Chris Bohjalian and his wife traded their Brooklyn co op for a century old Victorian house in Lincoln, Vermont (population 975). Bohjalian, a bestselling novelist, began chronicling life in that gloriously quirky little village with a wide variety of magazine essays and his newspaper column, Idyll Banter. These pieces, written over the course of twelve years, are honest, funny, and deeply affecting reflections on the

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which ended the lives of 10

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weekend soccer games

She’s excited to finally meet her arriving relatives—until one of them gives Arch-Aunt Schadenfreude a deadly shove down the stairs

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until Babymouse takes to the ice and surprises everyone with her spectacular spins and jubilant jumps

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The concept had me intrigued and the execution had me captivated

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first love (the kind you didn’t even know you wanted)