Ellen Stimson

Ellen Stimson is an American author. In 2013 she wrote the work Mud Season, detailing her family's life in small town Vermont, after moving from the St. Louis area. The stories that appear in her books are largely based around their holiday traditions and life running a small country store in Dorset, Vermont. Parts of her books have also appeared in Reader's Digest. Her follow-up Good Grief! was published in 2014, which was then followed by her book An Old Fashioned Christmas. She took over a country store in Dorset and operated it until 2007, The store itself was first founded in 1816. While living in St. Louis, Stimson had previously been the head of the retail division for book wholesaler The Book Source, before becoming a part owner in Unique Books. Stimson is a breast cancer survivor, diagnosed at the age of 33 in 1996. She is married to John Rushing, with whom she has three kids. The narrative non-fiction work surrounds her country store, the sale of which occurs at the end of the book. One of the book's chapters "Bats and Bears and Skunks — Oh My" was reprinted in the October 2013 edition of Reader's Digest. The book was supported by a thirty-city national book tour.

An Old-Fashioned Christmas

In 2015 Stimson published her book An Old-Fashioned Christmas: Sweet Traditions for Hearth and Home. The book contains the Christmas-related tales about her family, from their choice to live in Vermont to their holiday celebrations. The book also contains recipes that the family makes for the holiday season.