Dispatches from a Porch Swing

Dispatches from a Porch Swing

Eclipse

“I immediately knew that I’d need to be with the chickens when totality happened.”

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Jen Deaderick
Apr 15, 2024
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I’ve been wanting to write about the eclipse this whole week, but I physically couldn’t. The six and a half hour drive back from Vermont wreaked havoc on my spine and wrists and hips and fingers. It was totally worth it.

There was no plan to see the totality. I was content to see it from Cambridge, I thought. It would be enough to be surrounded by nerds…

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