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Dying for Strawberry Pie
Susan Vaughan here, not dying yet. Maybe I wouldn’t literally die for strawberry pie, but eating the delicious fruit whether au naturel or in a pie is “to die for.” Those of you in some states south of Maine already … Continue reading
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Tagged baking, dessert, Maine, Maine Crime Writers, strawberries, Susan Vaughan
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Be Careful What You Wish For
Vaughn C. Hardacker here: As most of this blog’s readers know, I live about as far north as one can go in our state as one can go and still expect to encounter civilization. The winters here start in mid-October … Continue reading
Helping With Hunger During the Pandemic
The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic is, in a word, overwhelming. The scale of our collective loss–especially of lost lives–is so enormous it’s hard to comprehend. Uncertainty about the future affects our mood, our sleep, our plans, our worldview. Still, … Continue reading
Welcome to my daily briefing: Writing, book store stats, cat trees, leaf blowers…
We are now in the locked-in era of the daily briefing — they’re ubiquitous and they’re not going away soon. At least there’s a little something for everyone. I like the calm and rational updates by Maine’s Dr. Nirav Shah, … Continue reading
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Tagged bookstores, essential workers, Mad magazine, Maine, writing
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Hey Maine, guess whose birthday we missed in these strange, strange times?
There’s nothing about COVID-19 and everything that’s going on that you haven’t already heard, so I’ll save it except to say that I’ve been a social isolation hobbyist for my entire adult life and I can assure you, you’ll come … Continue reading
The Pig Farmer
Vaughn C. Hardacker here: In her blog of February 21st, Kate Flora discussed the question every writer is asked at one time or another: “Where do you get your ideas?” Well, we get them from a lot of places. The … Continue reading
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Tagged cadaver-sniffing dogs, canadian murders, Maine, serial killers, true crime, Vancouver
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‘So what, it’s Maine’ isn’t good enough for the book you’re writing
I was wandering through a local gift shop recently, a little stunned at how such a large store could have so little I wanted to buy, when I came across a small Maine section. Imagine my delight when I saw … Continue reading
About Maine. Nothing About Impeachment
It’s gotten kind of crazy out there. Time to pull into Maine and appreciate it. Shovel the roof. Get out with the dog and roll in the snow. Read about the some Maine things that matter. Question. What do these … Continue reading
ROAD TRIPPING
Susan Vaughan here. I’m not what anyone who knows me would call spontaneous. I like things planned, I like to plan, but I can adapt when events don’t go as planned. Striking out with no particular goal or direction in … Continue reading
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Tagged gettysburg, gettysburg address, Lea Wait, Maine, road trip, Susan Vaughan, travel
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