2018 events:

• Thursday, February 15, 2018 - "Reconstructing History & Genealogy: Mom's WWII Letters." At the Sharon Public Library, 11 North Main Street, Sharon, Massachusetts, beginning at 6:30 p.m.

• Saturday, February 17, 2018 - Participating in "Words Change Everything," a poetry open mike at The Bull Run Restaurant, 215 Great Road, Shirley, Massachusetts, beginning at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $5.

• Tuesday, February 27, 2018 - "Henry David Thoreau and His Relevance for Us Today." At the Tewksbury Public Library, 300 Chandler Street, Tewksbury, Massachusetts, beginning at 7 p.m. Part of the library's "100 Authors in 2018" series.

• Saturday, May 5, 2018 - Participating in "Seven Bridge Local Authors' Day" at Thayer Memorial Library, 717 Main Street, Lancaster, Massachusetts, beginning at 10:30 a.m.

• Sunday, May 6, 2018 - "Botanizing from the Train: What Henry David Thoreau Saw in Weston and Beyond." For the annual meeting of the Weston Forest & Trail Association at the Weston Scout House, 86 School Street, Weston, Massachusetts. A walk begins at 2 p.m. The program and meeting begin at 4 p.m.

• Tuesday, May 15, 2018 - "Reconstructing History & Genealogy: Mom's WWII Letters." At the Holbrook Public Library, 2 Plymouth Street, Holbrook, Massachusetts, beginning at 6:30 p.m.

• Thursday, May 17, 2018 - "Reconstructing History & Genealogy: Mom's WWII Letters." For the meeting of the Historical Society of Watertown. Held at the Watertown Free Public Library, 123 Main Street, Watertown, Massachusetts. [tentative]

• Sunday, May 20, 2018 - "Write Outside Our Door: Get Closer to Nearby Nature." Writing walk at the Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive, Boylston, Massachusetts, beginning at 1 p.m.

• Thursday, May 24, 2018 - "Reconstructing History & Genealogy: Mom's WWII Letters." At the Athol Public Library, 568 Main Street, Athol, Massachusetts, beginning at 6 p.m.

• Thursday, June 14, 2018 - "Reconstructing History & Genealogy: Mome's WWII Letters." At the Department of Elder Affairs, 71 Cleveland Avenue, Braintree, Massachusetts, beginning at 1 p.m. Co-sponsored by the Thayer Public Library of Braintree.

• Thursday, June 21- Sunday, June 24, 2018 - Hosting a four-day bus tour of Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota, following in Henry David Thoreau's footsteps.

• Wednesday, July 11-Sunday, July 15, 2018 - Annual Gathering of The Thoreau Society, Concord, Massachusetts.

• Saturday, August 18, 2018 - "Reconstructing History & Genealogy: Mom's WWII Letters." At the Hudson Public Library, 3 Washington Street, Hudson, Massachusetts, beginning at 1:30 p.m.

• Saturday, September 8, 2018 - "Reconstructing History & Genealogy: Mom's WWII Letters." At the Grace Hall Memorial Library, 160 Main Road, Montgomery, Massachusetts, beginning at 11 a.m., as part of the COA luncheon.

• Wednesday, November 7, 2018 - "Reconstructing History & Genealogy: Mom's WWII Letters." At the Greenfield Public Library, 402 Main Street, Greenfield, Massachusetts, beginning at 6 p.m.

• Thursday, November 8, 2018 - "Reconstructing History & Genealogy: Mom's WWII Letters." At the Shrewsbury Public Library, 609 Main Street, Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, beginning at 6:30 p.m.

• Thursday, November 29, 2018 - "Reconstructing History & Genealogy: Mom's WWII Letters." At the Pearle L. Crawford Memorial Library, 40 Schofield Avenue, Dudley, MA, beginning at 6 p.m.

2018 events:

• Tuesday, February 26, 2019 - "Reconstructing History & Genealogy: Mom's WWII Letters." At the Reading Public Library, 64 Middlesex Avenue, Reading, Massachusetts, beginning at 67 p.m.

• ONGOING: My four-week online course through We Are Wildness:  Reconnect with the Wild through Writing. Start and complete it at your leisure.