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Henry David Slept Here: Maine’s Wild Economy
Because my post was published a day or two before the Christmas holiday, I thought I’d offer it again in January when we might have more time to relax, read, and reconsider Henry David. ********************* (In 2006 I wrote … Continue reading
Parker-izing. Saying A Lot, With Not Much
Sandra Neily here: I’ve been camping by a river for a while. No cell or wifi (heaven!) but did some Robert Parker searches for this post before I prepped and packed 10 days of food for my husband and me … Continue reading
Ooops. “Ass At Own Risk.” Details Too Good to Waste
Sandra Neily here: I collect details that I migrate to my characters, plots and pages. (My pockets and car corners are full of errant slips of paper.) Today I thought I’d share some of the list that’s taped next to … Continue reading
Moosehead. The Kennebec. And An Endless Steps Workout
OH MY! Wildlife delivers $1.4 billion to Maine’s economy; $1.9 billion w multipliers. Begs the question, is the Moosehead Region ready to secure this and other nature-based economic assets against inappropriate development or over-use? Do all of Maine’s ‘gateway’ communities … Continue reading
Fiction Does Truth … Better
“Fiction reveals truth that reality obscures.” Ralph Waldo Emerson “There is no doubt fiction makes a better job of the truth.” Doris Lessing “Fiction is the lie that tells the truth.” (From the article, “Truth in Fiction: 3 Lessons from … Continue reading
A Different Light
Sandra Neily here. This has been a very strange weather-winter. If I’d known it was going to offer up only a few special days when skiing or snowshoeing would work, I would have sought out each special day more … Continue reading
The Best Gift, Revisited … and Humans Together
Sandy Neily here. It’s December 26th and I am thinking of what might feel joyously human (now that we are headed into some Covid hibernation again) and also a Christmas family moment to revisit, written as an assignment to “go … Continue reading
You Can’t Always Get What You Want, But …”
Sandra Neily here: If I had to pick a time to avoid open heart surgery like the plague (oops; useless expression these days), I would avoid it now when Maine Medical Center is packed with more Covid patients than any … Continue reading
Cowboys Are My Weakness & Other Recommendations
Sandra Neily here: What if nature-based fiction or passages work better to bring us close to the richness and power of the physical world than any science course we might take? What if they deliver more magic, more empathy, … Continue reading
