Meetinghouse
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PublishedApril 11, 2019
John Lawrence, Winslow: Hiding out from Mom and Dad
In 1950, when I was 4 and my sister was 3, we were in the Ben Franklin Store on Main Street in Madison, Maine. Our mother had taken us there on a fine fall afternoon while our father was out deer hunting. For little kids, it was a pretty good walk from Nichols Street and […]
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PublishedApril 7, 2019
Suzanne Guston, Arrowsic: A silent portrait asks an important question
I had an uncle once. His name was Robert. I would not have known of him at all if I had not found his Bible in my father’s bookcase. The year was 1957, and I was 12. My dad explained that Robert was his younger brother, a quiet boy who loved to draw pictures. When […]
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PublishedDecember 2, 2018
Brian Wentzell, Portland: Walking through the woods of memory
One cold, quiet morning last autumn, I went out to the woods behind my family’s house in rural New Hampshire for solitude and fresh air. It was an intense and emotional week. I’d retuned home to to be with my father and sister to help take care of my mother, who was in hospice and […]
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PublishedDecember 2, 2018
Anne Holliday-Abbott, Portland: On the last lap, and heading home
There’s no denying I’m on my last lap and heading home. I’m healthy and happy, but I know I’m edging closer. I enjoy telling family stories. Mistakenly and often I think my children and grandchildren will find it interesting to hear them. My stories are met with eye rolls. Clearly I am a dinosaur. Thus, […]
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PublishedDecember 2, 2018
Janice Anderson, Richmond: Dad and an angel, waiting for me
The Anderson Christmas angel was simple. She was not a store-bought porcelain doll. Her simple starched lace dress held the round head made of wood. Her hair, eyes and slight smile were painted on. Her halo and arms were shiny gold pipe cleaners. Her wings were of gold tin foil. The trumpet she played joyously […]
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PublishedNovember 21, 2018
George Smith: My thoughts on ‘Heading Home’
A new series in the newspaper is asking readers to tell stories. Here's one of mine.
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PublishedOctober 28, 2018
The View From Here: We want to hear your story
Meetinghouse, a new feature in the Telegram, aims to build community and entertain.
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PublishedOctober 27, 2018
Mainers tell their own stories in ‘Meetinghouse,’ a monthly forum
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