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Pawsitively Eastport
Hello again from Sarah Graves, writing to you from Eastport, Maine, which has gone to the dogs. And I mean that in a good way: first of all, our friends Ken and Denise Brown are going great guns with Eastport … Continue reading
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Upstairs Vacancy
In my head, I mean, and on that note a distracted hello again from Sarah Graves, who is thinking today about… Well, that’s the trouble. Too often lately my personal upstairs contains only cobwebs. I write a few words, then … Continue reading
Brain Food
Greeting again from Sarah Graves, who is pondering the fact that the human brain burns a calorie and a half per minute when it is thinking. This means that writing uses fuel, and that means…yes! Let’s eat! Eastport has always been a … Continue reading
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Food for Thought
Sarah Graves, here — Something about writing makes me hungry for things I don’t have time to make, because I’m too busy writing. But my cravings always win, mostly because my brain goes on strike otherwise. If you too find … Continue reading
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Interview with Sarah Graves ……. Lea Wait
Lea: Sarah Graves’ first Home Repair is Homicide mystery, The Dead Cat Bounce, was published in 1998; her latest, Knockdown,14th in the series, was published this year. In between those books her heroine, sleuth, handywoman, and former New York financial … Continue reading
Avast, ye maties!
Now that another Labor day is past, most of us are slowly getting back to work and school. But in Eastport, Maine, there’s still one more big bash left to enjoy – the Pirate Festival. And while last weekend’s Salmon … Continue reading
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Dodging a Bullet?
Hi, it’s Sarah Graves writing from Eastport, Maine just after noon on Sunday. We’ve had a few torrential downpours from Irene’s outer bands, but so far no big wind. I hope our agility in dodging the hurricane bullet continues, but … Continue reading
Moose Island August
In winter, Eastport’s population dwindles to a core group of hardy souls, mostly people who’ve lived here all their lives plus a few from-away types like me. Temperatures plummet, heating bills skyrocket, and downtown Water Street is so empty, you … Continue reading
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Out in the Puckerbrush
Growing up, I always thought I wanted to live in the big city. Possibly this was due to the fact that my entire childhood input of anything even halfway resembling “culture” — well, if you don’t count Fats Waller, which … Continue reading
