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My Summer Projects!
It has been a long time since I posted a blog, and I think my prolonged absence has contributed to my inability to write much. For quite a while, my muse seems to be on sabbatical. I’m hoping that this … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized, Vaughn's Posts
Tagged Life, Maine, Summer In Aroostook, Vaughn Hardacker
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Actually Useful Writing Books
Kate Flora: Over the years, I accumulated quite a library of reference books related to writing, to crime writing in particular, and to crime investigations of all sorts. I never stop acquiring books that someone I regard as credible has … Continue reading
Eat Well. Eat Cheap. Avoid Bloated Buns
Sandra Neily here: In late August I was treated to a three-night cruise on the windjammer the Angelique. There was much to rhapsodize about. (Thank you, Leslie!), but this is a post about food and avoiding disappointment, financial or otherwise. … Continue reading
Posted in Sandra's Posts, Uncategorized
Tagged Maine, Maine Crime Writers, Maine Crime Writers news, maine mysteries, Sandra Neily
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And The Leaves Drift Down, One By One
By Brenda Buchanan This week I’m nursing an injured wrist, which makes typing something of a challenge. So I dug into the archives and re-surfaced this post from 2016, which features nicer foliage photos than I could have taken this … Continue reading
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Tagged autumn, Edna St. Vincent Millay, foliage, Maine, Mary Oliver, Poetry, Wendell Berry
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“Goldenrod Whispering Goodbye” & Squirrels Eating Pumpkins
Sandra Neily here: It’s late fall and while I’ve written this season into my novels, today I’m inviting (virtually) two other supremely talented writers to share “fall” in inspired words. Song for Autumn In the deep fall don’t you imagine … Continue reading
Cooler Surprise. Deer Flies. Acres of Lettuce.
Sandra Neily here: There’s a moment on every camping trip where you peer into the cooler to see what’s left floating around down there. A “Cooler Surprise” meal with a bit of everything often has us thinking over the whole … Continue reading
Seduced to the Natural World
Sandra Neily here. We need nature writing. We need it now more than ever: need to be seduced into the natural world: need to savor what remains or take direction toward finding new landscapes and experiences. We need to manage … Continue reading
Posted in Sandra's Posts, Uncategorized
Tagged Deadly Trespass, deadly turn, Maine, Maine Crime Writers, Sandra Neily, wolves
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The Road to Maine was Paved with . . . Words
Please welcome our special guest, Kait Carson, to Maine Crime Writers. Thank you, Maine Crime Writers, for inviting me to blog with you today. I’m an avid reader of this blog. The topics are diverse, and always interesting. I’d also … Continue reading
The Poets Say It Best
On these suddenly truncated days when we strive to convince ourselves winter is not rounding the near corner, I’m comforted by poetry that honors this season of transition and all the metaphors it offers. Here are some of my favorites, … Continue reading
The Republic of Madawaska
Vaughn Hardacker here: If only all wars could be like the Aroostook War, a boundary dispute fought mostly with fists rather than cannon. The conflict featured a battle broken up by a bear, an arrest over a homemade flag and soldiers … Continue reading
