Comfort is an Old Barn
From Comfort is an Old Barn by Amy Calder I hate seeing old barns sagging and leaning from the weight of time and aging timbers. Many...
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Nicole L
Feb 16, 20234 min read
Rituals and Routines
From And Poison Fell From the Sky by MarieTérèse Martin My first night in the convent, I learned that Gabriella had a copper crucifix...
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Nicole L
Feb 3, 20232 min read
Blue Ice and Green Water
A poem by Ruth Moore Blue Ice and Green Water Oh, Blue Hill Bay, old Blue Hill Bay She’s a handsome sight to see at anytime, She can...
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Islandport Staff
Dec 5, 20223 min read
Jack McMorrow Returns
From Robbed Blind by Gerry Boyle Lights shone over the parking lot, at 4:45 a.m., the brightest thing or a mile in the darkened downtown,...
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Piper
Oct 28, 20224 min read
Changing Maine
By George Smith Maine has changed a lot in my sixty-two years here, but in many of the ways that count with me, it’s changed very little....
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Piper
Oct 24, 20223 min read
She's a Real Pistol
From Mountain Girl by Marilyn Moss Rockefeller “I keep telling you, she’s something else,” Daddy said to his younger brother in his long,...
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Piper
Oct 12, 20224 min read
Autumn Comes to Grand Lake Stream
A great many roads surrounding Grand Lake Stream are best negotiated in first gear.
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Piper
Sep 30, 20222 min read
The Offshore Islands
A Poem by Ruth Moore The Offshore Islands The offshore islands belong to themselves. They stand in their own sea. They do not inherit;...
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Piper
Sep 30, 20224 min read
"That's Where they Burned Her Heart"
By Sarah L. Thomson "That’s where they burned her heart.” Haley pointed toward a low stone wall that ran along the edge of the Chestnut...
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Piper
Aug 22, 20224 min read
Fruits of the Garden
By Roy Barrette One of the more pleasant tasks of late summer is the harvesting of the fruits of the garden. In these days, when freezers...
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Piper
Aug 5, 20225 min read
High on the Land
By Kathryn Olmstead August 5, 2000. Millie has been in the family almost six months. Friends who endured the agony of my decision-making...
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Piper
Jul 26, 20225 min read
The Uplander
An essay from Where Cool Waters Flow by Randy Spencer Take someone from the sprawling cities, someone whose feet are accustomed to the...
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Piper
Jul 2, 20222 min read
Maine has Moxie
An excerpt from Downeast Genius by Earl Smith As if Maine had not already contributed mightily to satisfying the nation’s taste buds, its...
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Piper
Jun 22, 20224 min read
Explore Maine Lighthouse History
From The Islandport Guide to Lighthouses in Maine by Ted Panayotoff Depending on your source, there were 10 to 11 lighthouses built in...
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Piper
May 31, 20223 min read
Strange Acadia
From Wild! Weird! Wonderful! Maine. by Earl Brechlin Acadia National Park sprawls across nearly fifty thousand acres on Mount Desert...
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Piper
May 31, 20226 min read
Start at the Low Point
An excerpt from Blue Summer by Jim Nichols Tampa, 1995 We’ll start at that low point: a trailer park in Tampa, Florida. It’s early in the...
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Piper
Apr 25, 20224 min read
Solitude at Camp
From Evergreens by John Holyoke For years, “camp” has existed as a strictly seasonal retreat, with all the attendant perks, anda few...
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Piper
Mar 17, 20223 min read
March and Mud
By May Davidson March mud is different from mere surface mud and shallow puddles. It isn’t just driveways and dirt roads that cause one’s...
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Piper
Mar 4, 20224 min read
Watching Ice Leave the Bay
"The great gray ice mass moved quietly, and behind it was the sudden softness of open water, tickled by the wind." By John N. Cole The...
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