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Welcome to Meetinghouse, a community storytelling project hosted by the Maine Sunday Telegram. We publish reader submissions on a specific theme once a month. Jump in and read, but don’t stop there. Write something of your own on this month’s theme and send it to us.
'Luck' - published May 2023
'Bikes' - published March 2023
'Style' - Published February 2023
'Maps' - published January 2023
'Instructions' - Published December 2022
'Games' - published November 2022
'Decisions' - published October 2022
'Borrowed' - Published September 2022
'Up all night' - Published August 2022
'First Impressions' - published July 2022
'Broke' - Published June 2022
'Guests' - Published May 2022
'Grit' - Published April 2022
'Mischief' - Published March 2022
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Reading 'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer' in English class inspired us to play hooky in eighth grade.
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'Quitting' - Published February 2022
"New Kid" - Published January 2022
"Overheard" - Published December 2021
'Ghosts' - Published November 2021
'Old Friends' - Published October 2021
'Hometown' - published September 2021
'MOVING DAY' - Published August 2021
"Keepsakes" - Published July 2021
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This jewelry box doesn't contain much of value, but holds a wealth of history.
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'Mistakes' - PUBLISHED JUNE 2021
'Siblings' - PUBLISHED MAY 2021
'Gardens' - Published April 2021
'Haircut' - Published March 2021
'Rural Life' - Published February 2021
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The UVM-USM report surveyed more than 300 practitioners and community stakeholders to evaluate the unique needs and barriers to treatment for rural patients.
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Shawna Kay Rodenberg recounts her childhood in a religious sect and in rural Kentucky.
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'Silver Linings' - Published January 2021
"Surprise" - Published December 2020
"Reunion" - Published November 2020
"The Attic" - Published October 2020
"Locked Out" - Published September 2020
"After the Storm" - Published August 2020
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A father's calm explanation made all the later storms of life easier to take.
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"Inheritance" - PUBLISHED JULY 2020
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But not everything passes from one generation to the next.
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'In the Driver's Seat' - PUBLISHED JUNE 2020
"THE LAST TIME" - PUBLISHED MAY 2020
"FORGIVE ME" - PUBLISHED APRIL 2020
"A FISH OUT OF WATER" - PUBLISHED MARCH 2020
'LET'S GO' - PUBLISHED FEBRUARY 2020
'ASK YOUR MOTHER' - PUBLISHED JANUARY 2020
"A CLOSE CALL" - PUBLISHED DECEMBER 2019
"SECOND CHANCES" - PUBLISHED NOVEMBER 2019
"BEST ADVICE" - PUBLISHED SEPTEMBER 2019
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"A PHONE CALL" - PUBLISHED AUGUST 2019
"WORKING IN VACATIONLAND" - PUBLISHED JULY 2019
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A long-ago summer job helped shape the many years that followed.
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When you live in Vacationland, you spend much of your workday in the midst of somebody else's time off.
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"GRADUATION" - PUBLISHED JUNE 2019
"A REAL MAINER" - PUBLISHED MAY 2019
"LOST AND FOUND" - PUBLISHED APRIL 2019
"NOW WE CAN LAUGH" - PUBLISHED MARCH 2019
"A LESSON" - PUBLISHED FEBRUARY 2019
"Starting Over" - Published January 2019
"Heading Home" - Published December 2, 2018
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A new series in the newspaper is asking readers to tell stories. Here's one of mine.
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Meetinghouse, a new feature in the Telegram, aims to build community and entertain.
HOW TO SUBMIT TO:
On the first Sunday of each month we will publish writing on the following topics:
“Missed Call” – June 23 deadline.
“Pseudoscience” – July 28 deadline.
Submissions should be between 200 and 500 words in length. Please include your name, hometown, phone number, a line describing yourself and, if you can, a photo – either of you or something that works with your piece.
Submissions can be emailed to meetinghouse@pressherald.com; or mailed to Meetinghouse, Portland Press Herald, P.O. Box 1460, Portland, ME 04104-5009 (mailed photos should include a return envelope).
“Missed Call” – June 23 deadline.
“Pseudoscience” – July 28 deadline.
Submissions should be between 200 and 500 words in length. Please include your name, hometown, phone number, a line describing yourself and, if you can, a photo – either of you or something that works with your piece.
Submissions can be emailed to meetinghouse@pressherald.com; or mailed to Meetinghouse, Portland Press Herald, P.O. Box 1460, Portland, ME 04104-5009 (mailed photos should include a return envelope).
Past Meetinghouse Topics
- Instructions – December 2022
- Games – November 2022
- Decisions – October 2022
- Borrowed – September 2022
- Up All Night – September 2022
- First Impressions – July 2022
- Broke – June 2022
- Guests – May 2022
- Grit – April 2022
- Mischief – March 2022
- Quitting – February 2022
- New Kid – January 2022
- Overheard – December 2021
- Ghosts – November 2021
- Old Friends – October 2021
- Hometown – September 2021
- Moving Day – August 2021
- Keepsakes – July 2021
- Mistakes – June 2021
- Siblings – May 2021
- Gardens – April 2021
- Haircut – March 2021
- Rural Life – February 2021
- Silver Linings – January 2021
- Surprise – December 2020
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- Reunion – November 2020
- The Attic – October 2020
- Locked Out – September 2020
- After The Storm – August 2020
- Inheritance – July 2020
- In The Driver’s Seat – June 2020
- The Last Time – May 2020
- Forgive Me – April 2020
- A Fish Out of Water – March 2020
- Let’s Go – February 2020
- Ask Your Mother – January 2020
- A Close Call – December 2019
- Second Chance – November 2019
- Best Advice – September 2019
- A Phone Call – August 2019
- Working in Vacationland – July 2019
- Graduation – June 2019
- A Real Mainer – May 2019
- Lost & Found – April 2019
- Now We Can Laugh – March 2019
- A Lesson – February 2019
- Starting Over – January 2019
- Heading Home – December 2018