Charles Fish, a retired English professor and proud Vermont native, follows memory lane down routes traced by artifacts discovered in his attic. Fish remembers his life in Vermont as a small boy and young man, recalling his adventures on an idyllic family farm and how he and his family grew with and alongside their tightknit community. References include his father’s assuring and solid presence, his mother’s devotion and kindness, his days spent in the woods, and life lessons learned through selling a bike or competing in soapbox races.
Fish’s archaeology finds objects ranging from funeral receipts to newspapers celebrating the end of WWII. What he uncovers is an honest and endearing way to explore his past that many readers will recognize in their own lives and in the objects that await discovery in their own attics. 
 

After years of studying and teaching elsewhere, Charles Fish returned to his native state in search of a full Vermont life as a writer, teacher, and engaged member of the community. The return to Vermont quickly became a commitment to a social and political life, but with devotion tempered by years of theoretical studies as an English professor. Over the years, Fish has served on the school board, the select board, and as town moderator in Dummerston, Vermont, where he lives with his wife Eleanor.