One highlight of The University of Southern Maine MFA program is their annual talent show. When I was a student ten years ago, we enjoyed everything from clarinet recitals, hula hoop performances and … Continue reading >>
Avast, ye hearties!
Hurricane Florence forced us to reschedule our September visit to Ocracoke Island, NC to October, but lucky us, that's when the annual Pirate Jamboree was held. We got to … Continue reading >>
The moment we read the stick, some of us buckled on the bathroom floor....Undecided, we waited too long. Decisive, we were instantly clear about what to do. We were happy about it until we … Continue reading >>
Oh, my teeny-bopping heart
Think back... did you have a teen idol who made you weak in the knees? Did you pore over 16 Magazine or Tiger Beat for the latest gossip about your favorite star? Some of … Continue reading >>
How can anyone call attempted rape by a seventeen year-old "rough horseplay" or "simply part of the natural order of things. Boys, figuring out how to be men” --?
Don't believe that for a second. … Continue reading >>
“You never know what's around the corner. It could be everything. Or it could be nothing. You keep putting one foot in front of the other, and then one day you look back and you've climbed … Continue reading >>