An Outsiders View of New England

We'll hear tales of people who left the rat race of the big city and moved to Northern New England. From raccoons in your backyard to outhouse racing and other surprises of small town life, we'll get an outsiders' view of our quirky little area of the world. Laura's guests are Barrie Woodruff, a contributer of humorous essays to NHPR on small town life. She moved from California to New Hampshire a few years ago. Also joining Laura is Chris Bohjalian, author of Idyll Banter: Weekly Excursions to a Very Small Town. Chris moved from New York to Vermont back in 1986 and has lived there ever since. And for the insider looking out viewpoint, Laura is joined by Rebecca Rule, a New Hampshire-based writer and self proclaimed wordsmith. She is also book review editor for the Concord Monitor and has published several books.