Dispatches from a Porch Swing

Dispatches from a Porch Swing

Dispatches from the Road

Evacuation

"It was seamless, uneventful, and took about half an hour."

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Jen Deaderick
Mar 17, 2026
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Welp, here I am back in Boston, just in time for St. Patrick’s Day/Evacuation Day. It’s always been poetic that, even before we were known as an Irish city, this was the day we kicked the British occupiers out.

Meanwhile, I’ve just returned from London, and my inner clock is set to British time. Which is also Irish time, of course. My body and mind are s…

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