PiperNov 3, 20205 minHi there! My name’s Ida, and I’m a Home Shopping NetworkaholicBy Susan Pouiln When did I meet Ida? 1996. I was competing in the first (and, as far as I know, only) Yankee Yarns Contest in Keene, New...
PiperOct 27, 20204 minThe Northwest WindBy John N. Cole Of all the winds that blow, I like the northwest best. It is rare as a summer wind along this upper corner of the...
PiperOct 20, 20204 minThings that Go Bump (or Howl) in the NightBy Earl Brechlin With ninety percent of the land area covered in forest, Maine is the most heavily forested state in the country. With...
PiperOct 13, 20204 minTell Me the LandscapeBy Glenna Johnson Smith For nearly seven decades the geography of Aroostook County has become a part of me. Now, after reading Dakota: A...
PiperOct 6, 20204 minThe Wilderness of Our ChildhoodBy John Holyoke The stream was narrow. It was shallow. Several times a summer, after we had climbed every tree we could climb, were...
PiperOct 1, 20204 minPeek into The Door to JanuaryThe house was a sad thing in the daylight. It sat on a hilltop, a sagging pile of weathered clapboards and crumbling brick...