A fish out of water
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PublishedMarch 26, 2020
Jody Rich, Waterville: The only one in a crowd – feeling discomfort, gaining perspective
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PublishedMarch 19, 2020
Kay Wheeler, Raymond: You can lead a horse into water, as long as your mom doesn’t know
My Missouri cousin, whom we visited every summer, was an only child, like me. We were born three days apart. His name was Jay, and mine was Kay. I loved visiting them. His mom was, “Oh, let the kids go play, they’ll be OK.” My mom was a total watchdog and I couldn’t make a […]
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PublishedMarch 12, 2020
Jan Ryder, Portland: With power and precision, doctor fought cancer alongside us
When my first husband was diagnosed with cancer, I entered a world I never knew. In order to fight alongside him, I had a lot to learn. I was a fish out of water. You never gasp at air as much as when you feel your loved one is sinking and you don’t know how […]
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PublishedMarch 8, 2020
Carolynn Floryan, Yarmouth: Banjo’s big adventure on the ice
I have a river dog, actually a Royal River dog, Banjo (rescued from Georgia). He is orange with a “pedigree” tail – fluffy like a collie’s, but it curls beyond 360 degrees 99 percent of the time. It’s a happy tail. We live by the river where the fresh water mingles with the salt water. […]
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PublishedMarch 8, 2020
J. Lauren Sangster, Portland: It’s not easy to get back in the water
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PublishedMarch 8, 2020
Carole Cochran, Boothbay Harbor: The wrong dress, the right boy
It was supposed to be the best weekend ever. I was 16, in love with my first boyfriend, and was to travel on a train from Baltimore to Virginia to see him. Peter had invited me to visit him at his boarding school in Virginia, for a weekend of football games and a dinner dance. […]