I don’t know the actual numbers and stats, but I’m betting the odds are good that if you live in, or travel through, the Midcoast, you’ve stopped in at the Lincolnville Center General Store. I know I have. In fact, my family goes there a lot, even though it is a bit of a trek […]

How is your 2024 going so far? Mine got off to an interesting start. Having spent the days leading up to New Year’s doing my best to be in the spirit of the thing, it was a total bummer to come down with a small sniffle New Year’s Eve – then spend literally the entire […]

OK, I don’t know how it was where you are, but this Valentine’s Day last week was extra heart-filled in my world. There were a lot, and I mean a lot, of hearts. There were pink hearts, red hearts, doily hearts. There were paper hearts, candy hearts, chocolate hearts. One of my favorites was a […]

I know that it has long been an axiom to say “If you don’t like the weather in New England, wait a minute,” but come on. This winter has been surreal. Even the “normal” days have been weird. There was a day last week that had literally just about everything you could imagine: fog, clouds, […]

One of the astounding, courageous and inspiring individuals whose life is portrayed in “Americans Who Tell the Truth,” a collection of portraiture and biography, is Maine’s own Gerald “Jerry” E. Talbot. Talbot is well known in our state as a bold, courageous and strident advocate for human rights. An eighth generation Mainer, he experienced both […]

There’s no way one month alone, even if it was a regular-length month like June, or even a full 31 days like August, could do justice to the historical contributions made by people of color. Therefore, we should definitely ease up on our expectations for poor little “shortest month of the year” February in its […]

Wow, we really took a thumping in this last round of storms. I’ve been transfixed by the images of Reid State Park and Popham Beach. These places I know well have been transformed into unrecognizable landscapes. We are facing a lot of damage, a lot of cleanup and a lot of questions. As bad as […]

Martin Luther King Jr. day is one of the most important holidays on our collective calendar. This year, I was unprepared. This year, instead of rereading his works and reflecting on the call to action, I  reread the dosage information on the backs of various cold medications and reflected on home remedies. Because I have […]

I fell in love with Maine, deeply and profoundly in love with Maine, the moment I moved here in the summer of ’89, just shy of my 18th birthday. Yes, I admit, my head was filled with visions of hand-knit sweaters around a campfire, of “living the good life” in full Nearing fashion. But then […]

It’s a new year! So much potential. So much promise. And, you guys? I have exciting news to share with you. This year is the year. This is it. This is the year I finally complete my edits on the book I wrote and get it off to the publisher. This is also the year […]