The World According to Sticklers
Sticklers tend to say it how it is, for better — or oftentimes — for worse...
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Humorist, speaker and author Rebecca Rule has been collecting and telling stories of New Hampshire and New England for more than 25 years. A roster artist for the NH State Council on the Arts, her passion for spoken word takes her to schools sometimes, helping young writers find their voices. She is also the author of several books, including “Sixty Years of Cutting the Cheese: Joel Sherborne and Calef’s Famous Country Store,” “N is for NH,” “Moved and Seconded: Town Meeting in New Hampshire -the Present, the Past and the Future, “Headin’ for the Rhubarb! A New Hampshire Dictionary (well, kinda),” “Live Free and Eat Pie: A Storyteller’s Guide to New Hampshire” and “The Best Revenge,” among others.
She is best known for her live presentations of humorous New Hampshire stories, many sponsored by NH Humanities, and she has entertained audiences throughout New Hampshire, prompting New Hampshire Magazine to name her “Thalia: the Muse of Comedy” in its list of notable New Hampshire muses.
Sticklers tend to say it how it is, for better — or oftentimes — for worse...
Growing up, the annual mayfly hatch meant a great day of fishing...
The art of the New Hampshire town meeting.
The beginnings of a family tradition.
Decorating is not my strength. In summer, I harvest catnip and spread it on the floor. It creates texture — and the cats love it.
Gravy was always the pièce de rèsistance of our Thanksgiving table
Tell us, please, where do we find the foliage?
A New Hampshirite who was asked to describe the city of Boston did so in one word: “Unnecessary.”
Little Sister wasn’t much of cook, but Big Sister said, “If you host the party at your house, I’ll bring the food with instructions. It’ll be easy.” The plan was to serve ham with premade salads, chips, watermelon and ice cream.
I’m not handy. Luckily, my husband is. When he put new guts in an old lamp (a large ceramic owl) for our daughter, she was amazed. That lamp, from a local antique shop, sat for months in the dark.
A boy and his father went fishing early one sunny morning. From shore, they cast their lines and let them drift in the water. After a while the boy lay back among the grasses, felt the sun on his face, and fell asleep.
A petitioned warrant article to ban nuclear weapons in a small New Hampshire town came up for a vote at town meeting.
In the woods I found an egg, abandoned by feral guinea fowl. “Hatch me,” the egg said. I showed my grown-up daughter, who lives over the garage. She googled incubation. If we’re…
Rebecca Rule discusses the terrors that lurk around every corner at Haunted Overload in Lee.
The old cliché goes that laughter is the best medicine, so here’s a good dose of it.
New Hampshire's own Rebecca Rule talks about the Cog's 150th anniversary.
November is the official beginning of pie season, which never actually ends.