"Brendan Buckley fell in love with Vermont while attending Middlebury College. After graduation, he taught sixth grade for two years, but then decided to pursue a career in medicine. He did his internship and residency at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center and then moved to Vermont's Northeast Kingdom, where he practiced primary care medicine at the Hardwick Area Health Center for thirty four years, until his retirement in 2019. He continues to live in East Hardwick with his wife Helen, a retired school psychologist. Their children, Matthew and Emma, live in California and Utah. ""The Morse Code: Legacy of a Vermont Sportswriter"" is his first book."
"""Brendan Buckley has found a gem of a story about a Vermont institution, sportswriter Dave Morse. It's impeccably researched and beautifully written, the fascinating tale of a complicated, generous and incredibly talented man who entertained his readers for decades and surely would have greatly appreciated the author's skillful writing and relentless reporting."" -Leonard Shapiro, Washington Post sportswriter and the author of seven books"