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Dec 4, 20233 min read

We're Going Home

Cynthia Thayer found her entire world cut adrift from its familiar moorings. Her husband Bill had been in an accident while driving their...

Dec 1, 20234 min read

A Full Net: In the Genes

Susan “Sue” Daignault was practically born with a rod and reel in her hand. Nearly from her birth, she and her family spent entire...

Nov 30, 20232 min read

"Sunrise and the Real World" Discussion Questions

Ideal for book clubs, reading groups, or just for your own enjoyment, here are some questions that will get people talking. At the bottom...

Nov 27, 20234 min read

Downtown, Up River

Caught at a tipping point between the city it was and the city it could be, in the 1970s Bangor, Maine was undergoing rapid change, both...

Nov 7, 20233 min read

Q&A | Cynthia Thayer

Cynthia Underwood Thayer earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in British Literature before moving to Gouldsboro, Maine to be an organic...

Nov 1, 20232 min read

Excerpt: Before

When Lorraine, a recent college graduate, starts work at a residential treatment center for troubled teens, she quickly finds herself...