Sarah VaillancourtWakeOn the day the internet ended, Eliza was on a hike in the woods where she didn’t get service on her phone. She loved the wide trails that…Nov 16, 2020Nov 16, 2020
Sarah VaillancourtThanksgiving Turkey Farm-to-TableI plunged the giant bird into the ice bath, pushing it down until it’s empty body cavity was filled with the freezing water. Pain shot up…Nov 5, 2020Nov 5, 2020
Sarah VaillancourtElection DayThey say firewood warms you twice, but I disagree. It warms you four times — at a minimum. Once when you split each log after its been…Nov 3, 2020Nov 3, 2020
Sarah VaillancourtTitleThe quiet of the museum always soothed Genevieve. Its lofty spaces, inexplicably quiet despite it’s echoing vast spaces. The muted wall…Nov 2, 2020Nov 2, 2020
Sarah VaillancourtWhich WitchMolly trailed behind me, her black cape flowing out below her pointy black hat, as we moved through the festive Salem crowd. Halloween was…Oct 31, 2020Oct 31, 2020
Sarah VaillancourtAlternate PerspectiveWithout looking up from my phone, I grabbed my briefcase as Maeve handed it to me. Slamming the door behind me, I sped down the staircase…Oct 31, 2020Oct 31, 2020
Sarah VaillancourtNudgeYou know that groggy feeling when you wake up and it’s unexpectedly dark, after you fell asleep for a too-late-in-the-day nap? That was me…Oct 29, 2020Oct 29, 2020
Sarah VaillancourtNoviceWas it ‘pandemic 15’? I didn’t know, but it sure felt like ever since all the jobs that could, went remote, I was sitting way more than I…Oct 28, 2020Oct 28, 2020
Sarah VaillancourtKeep GoingHannah’s pace slowed to a stop as she scrolled through her phone contacts trying to remember what that woman’s name was from soccer…Oct 27, 2020Oct 27, 2020
