‘Everything will come out now’

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“Everything that’s been placed in him

will come out, now, the contents of a trunk

unpacked and lined up on a bunk in the underpine light.’

— From “The Summer-Camp Bus Pulls Away the Curb,’’ by Sharon Olds. She divides her time between Pittsfield, N.H., and York City,

The common in Pittsfield, in the south-central part of the Granite State

The common in Pittsfield, in the south-central part of the Granite State

The Suncook River, in Pittsfield, in about 1908.The town’s founder, John Cram, built gristmills and sawmills in Pittsfield in the late 18th Century, and since 1901, Globe Manufacturing has made protective clothing for firefighters the…

The Suncook River, in Pittsfield, in about 1908.

The town’s founder, John Cram, built gristmills and sawmills in Pittsfield in the late 18th Century, and since 1901, Globe Manufacturing has made protective clothing for firefighters there.