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…5 min read·Nov 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…2 min read·Nov 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…4 min read·Nov 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…7 min read·Nov 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…6 min read·Oct 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…19 min read·Oct 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…9 min read·Oct 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…3 min read·Oct 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…13 min read·Oct 27, 2020----
