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JOURNALISM

For 17 years, Violet wrote articles each week for the Woodstock Times, a local paper in upstate New York. When she left the job, editor Brian Hollander remarked in print: 

“Whether it was a regular beat of covering some mind-numbing bureaucracy or writing about her ancestors on trips to Wales or [interviewing] quirky individuals, she always finds a twist, a sly ironic nuance in the tale, mixed with dead-on accuracy of fact and a sense of humor.” (
Woodstock Times, 1/2/2020)

She often took photos to accompany her articles, including this picture of Welsh sheep. 


She has been published in a wide range of magazines (see the About page), covering environmental issues, the arts, health topics, and much more. Below is a sampling of her work for the Woodstock Times.

PicturePhoto by Violet Snow


With help, Woodstock man transitions to life outside prison

“I haven’t experienced freedom in so long, my biggest fear is to have that taken away,” said Woodstocker Ryland Koller, who has been partially released from prison after doing eight years for robbing a heroin dealer in 2011. “I wake up in a cold sweat, thinking some technicality will come up, and I’ll have to go back in. Sleep has been elusive.” Continue reading>

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Photo by Violet Snow
Women are making their way
in the trades

Paula Dutcher finds that being a woman gives her a positive edge in the building trade, although the presence of a female carpenter/contractor is often hard for men to process. As a mother, Jenna Rodgers, an electrician in Shandaken, appreciates the flexibility her work provides. Both of them feel the building trades are ripe for the entry of more women. To continue reading, click the download link below.

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Unlearning violence


Years ago, when Hilary Sanders-McKenna was considering working at Family of Woodstock’s domestic violence shelter, she watched a training video that made her wonder, “How are these women going to stop being beaten if men don’t get help?" In 1984, she became one of the first facilitators of Family’s EVOLVE program, which conducts weekly sessions to help participants discuss and examine their feelings and behaviors, in order to reduce the incidence of domestic violence.
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Photo by Dion Ogust
Michael Esposito’s quietly eventful Woodstock life

Quoting one of his Swami Salami cartoons, which have been appearing in the Woodstock Times since 1985, Michael Esposito said, “‘I came, I shopped, I left.’ That’s my motto. It simplifies the whole idea of coming to this physical manifestation....”
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While performing his particular style of “shopping,” Michael’s occupations have included musician, painter, builder, priest, and bicycle repairman, as well as cartoonist. In the 1960s, he played in a rock band, the Blues Magoos....  Continue reading >
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