If you look up 'hospitality of writing' or 'hospitality in writing' or 'hospitable writing' on Google.com, the most that comes up is things like B & Bs for writing retreats or conferences. To date I have found nothing that corresponds to what I mean by hospitable writing, and that is why I decided to put together this little guide.

Welcome to Arlington, Vermont - a small town with a famous history, a lot of stories to tell, and a bit of a problem. The idyllic Lye Brook Wilderness Area and its small rookery of great grey herons are under threat from development, which Dr. Abby Phillips' group actively opposes. While the developers and the townspeople are at loggerheads, voices from beneath the earth start to speak. Only one person hears them, but even he doesn't know what they are at first, or what they're saying. Will he understand in time to make a difference? A Proud Little Town, the first in the occasional Arlington...