Tag Archives: Maine

Remembering Kathy

Posted on August 26, 2023 by michaelstephendaigle

We didn’t know her parents’ names. Just knew that she was driving from Maine to Virginia to spend time with them. It was a surprise to us all she was driving, since none of us could recall her having a … Continue reading →

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Stand with the theater kids as they stand up to censors

Posted on May 31, 2023 by michaelstephendaigle

Cheers to some  Fort Wayne, Indiana high school thespians who defied religious censors and the local school board, which banned the play, by performing it on their own outside the  school. The play featured roles  of interchangeable sexuality and clearly … Continue reading →

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Change comes to Mount Jensen: Work in progress

Posted on August 8, 2019 by michaelstephendaigle

This is a story about change in a small Maine town.  The changes come in many forms.  This piece is about setting the framework:   The first sign that change had come to Mount Jensen, Maine was the sight of … Continue reading →

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A sample from WIP ‘Mount Jensen:’ Cooking class, a three-ooff omelet

Posted on April 13, 2019 by michaelstephendaigle

A knife load of butter, three fingers of chopped onion, a fistful of sliced potatoes, turned twice, and then pushed to the edge of the grill, away from the main heat. Four pieces of toast, six fried eggs sunny-side-up arranged … Continue reading →

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Maybe I’ll go bald

Posted on February 27, 2019 by michaelstephendaigle

I think I’ll go bald. Seems all the rage. Actors who were popular when they had hair are now bald, and still seem popular. That would mean that I would have to shave my head. But I grew a beard … Continue reading →

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A taste of something new (and not a murder mystery)

Posted on February 19, 2019 by michaelstephendaigle

This a  piece from a story called “The year the world came to Mount Jensen, Maine.” It’s the tale of a small Maine town that is going through changes and features such characters as Max Danton, a teen-ager blogger, Henderson, … Continue reading →

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The absolute truth about why there is a Statue Of Liberty at Garland Pond

Posted on June 14, 2018 by michaelstephendaigle

NOTE:  This is what results from a little research into composting toilet systems, recollections of summers on Garland Pond, Maine, and a dip into the pool of Maine story telling traditions. The author can not be held accountable if any … Continue reading →

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The Great Blueberry Strike

Posted on September 4, 2017 by michaelstephendaigle

We just wanted a fair wage for our blueberry picking. Little did we know how our struggles would fit in to the grand global struggle between labor and management, the haves and the have-nots, and supply and demand. Some of … Continue reading →

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Two readings events this week: Wednesday and Saturday

Posted on June 12, 2017 by michaelstephendaigle

I’m taking part in two reading events this week. The first is “Raise Your Voice,” at the Phillipsburg, N.J. Free Public Library from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday. Writers will get a few minutes to read from their work. The … Continue reading →

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Introducing Nola Jensen

Posted on June 7, 2016 by michaelstephendaigle

In one of the stories resting comfortably in a computer file (and backed up on a hard drive) is “Oswald’s War.”  It’s about the homecoming of Nola Jensen to Mt. Jensen, Maine, named for her ancestors. She is seeking a … Continue reading →

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