Tag Archives: Salem

A Time for Scarecrows

Posted on October 25, 2013 by mainecrimewriters

Happy Couple Damariscotta Resident Lea Wait, here, reporting on a growing trend … According to some sources, farmers on every continent have been trying to scare birds away from their crops for over 3,000 years. Some cultures hung dead crows … Continue reading →

Posted in Lea's Posts | Tagged Damariscotta, Feathertop, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Salem, Scarecrows, Wiscasset | 6 Comments

And This is For the Title

Posted on February 24, 2013 by mainecrimewriters

Kieran Shields here, checking in for my first time on Maine Crime Writers. I haven’t written many blogs, essays, or anything of this sort. Whenever I do, I’m always troubled by the image of a tree falling in the woods, … Continue reading →

Posted in Guest Blog | Tagged A Study in Revenge, Kieran Shields, Salem, Salem Witch Trials, The Truth of All Things | 10 Comments

Salem and the Maine Connection

Posted on November 18, 2012 by kaitlynkathy

Kaitlyn Dunnett: Please welcome today’s guest, historical mystery writer M. E. Kemp. She is the author of a lively series featuring two nosy Puritans as detectives. In that era, Maine was still part of Massachusetts. Kemp was born and raised in Oxford, MA … Continue reading →