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Ellsworth’s Accident Waiting to Happen
In the Whites, my hiker friends and I would joke that certain trails were “accidents waiting to happen”. I have to say that Myrick Street in Ellsworth and the section of Route 1 between My… more →
maine: the way life turned out
Ellsworth's Accident Waiting to Happen
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wrote 1 week ago: In the Whites, my hiker friends and I would joke that certain trails were “accidents waiting t … more →
Why I Signed Up For An Online Dating Website, Again....
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wrote 2 weeks ago: I have not created an online dating profile since 2009 when I was living in the Boston area. At that … more →
the limits of my gratitude
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wrote 1 month ago: thank you for replacing the carnations with chinese lanterns from your friend’s farm, and hang … more →
Why I Am Still Running the MDI Marathon
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wrote 2 months ago: Over the past month or so, I had started to feel like running the MDI marathon was a bad idea. Sure, … more →
My Most Irrational Love Affair
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wrote 2 months ago: I think about leaving. I think about the insanity of waking up in the middle of the night to drive f … more →
Fit but Obese...
wrote 3 months ago: I was weighed twice during a long-overdue physical, once by the nurse and again by the doctor. After … more →
"But Nana Will Only Sit on That Couch Once a Year!"
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wrote 3 months ago: When my mother first tested the plush, oversized couch that currently sits in her living room, her r … more →
Working at the Grocery Store on the Day Before a Snow Storm
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wrote 4 months ago: When I arrived to work at the grocery store at 10am on the day before Winter Storm Nemo, the produce … more →
How I Shoot Back Maple Syrup
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wrote 10 months ago: My friend pulled a tequilla bottle out of her fridge and said, “Do you want to try some of my … more →
Whoopie Pies and PBR on Bigelow
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wrote 10 months ago: Nothing reveals more about people than the reading materials that they keep in their bathrooms. I ne … more →
How to Hike Katahdin Better Every Time
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wrote 10 months ago: For as many times as my Katahdin trips have turned out perfectly, an equal number have gone awry. On … more →
Bagging the Ten Highest Peaks in Acadia in One Day!
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wrote 1 year ago: One late night, as teenagers, my friend and I talked about climbing the ten highest peaks in Acadia … more →
The Acadia National Park That You Have Not Yet Hiked
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wrote 1 year ago: For hikers who prefer to have trails and summits to themselves, the peak season in Acadia challenges … more →
A Cabin of My Own!
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wrote 1 year ago: “How do you feel about mice?” my future landlord asked me when I checked out a cabin for … more →
"I Want to be as Pretty in Person as I am on the Page."
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wrote 1 year ago: My hair had not been cut in eleven months, since an ex-boyfriend cut it for me while I sat on a dock … more →
an admission of longing
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wrote 1 year ago: for the soul mate that i have not yet met i want you to kiss me on the neck over and over again, as … more →
I Burned the Last of the Firewood Yesterday.
wrote 1 year ago: Truthfully, not much firewood was left by April. I could not afford to buy a cord this year, and fi … more →
My 2010 Appalachian Trail Southbound Thru-Hike Gear List
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wrote 1 year ago: Backpack: Osprey Ariel 65: I was very satisfied with this pack for the most part. I hated that I h … more →
the skowhegan drive-In, gifford's, and a state fair to end all state fairs
wrote 1 year ago: True confessions: I have not read any Maine guide books. I know that they do not allocate very many … more →
