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Kris Underwood is the Social Media Manager at Hunger Mountain (Vermont College of Fine Arts). Poetry has appeared in several publications including MotherVerse, mamazine.com and Poetry Midwest. I read books & write about them on my blog sometimes.
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Vermont Needs Your Help!

Hurricane Irene swept up the East Coast and through Vermont, leaving so much devastation in her wake, particularly in the southern half of the state. Bridges and roads have been completely washed out, whole towns have been left stranded and in need of food and clean water. Families have been displaced, schools have been delayed. [...]

September 3, 2011 Written by News

Dogs Don’t Belong On the Massage Table

I used to go to a massage therapist pretty regularly a few years ago and it had always done the trick. One time, I pulled a muscle in my back. I think it goes without saying that it was pretty painful. My usual massage lady wasn’t available as soon as I needed-this was a sort [...]

March 14, 2011 Written by General

In Praise of Half-Finished Books

One year, I made a ‘To Read’ list, composed of five novels-Mozart’s Women: His Family, Friends, His Music by Jane Glover; Hot and Bothered, Annie Downey; Painted Shadow: The Life of Vivienne Eliot, First Wife of T.S. Eliot by Carole Seymore-Jones; Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister by Gregory Maguire and Howard’s End, E.M. Forster-to be [...]

March 13, 2011 Written by Inspiration

Kids and E-Books: What Do You Think?

How do you feel about kids reading e-books? The 2010 Kids and Family Reading Report, released Wednesday and commissioned by Scholastic Inc., offers a mixed portrait of e-books and families. Around six out of 10 of those between ages 9 and 17 say they’re interested in reading on an electronic device such as the Kindle [...]

January 24, 2011 Written by Education

Parenting Books I Read in 2010

To be honest, I didn’t read as much parenting books last year as I have in previous years. I thought for sure I had read more. However, I did read a multitude of non-parenting books. Yes, the list below is short. I read more parenting articles and blog posts than books, I think. What were [...]

January 17, 2011 Written by General

Cravings During Pregnancy

I’ve read that cravings can start as soon as you’re pregnant, as soon as you conceive, in fact. I’ve also read that they don’t start some two or three weeks after conception, or even four, eight weeks-then again, maybe not at all. Of course, I’m no expert. I suppose it all depends on the individual. [...]

January 10, 2011 Written by Pregnancy and Birth