RJ Heller
Maine Journalist – Essayist
Photographer – Author
Latest Articles
I miss John Lennon
“People say I'm lazy, dreaming my life away / Well, they give me all kinds of advice designed to enlighten me / When I tell them that I'm doing fine watching shadows on the wall / ‘Don't you miss...
Discovering my own slice of rural America
Many years ago I read the book First Person Rural, Essays of a Sometime Farmer, written in 1978 by Noel Perrin. After finishing it I was convinced that one day I would go to Vermont, buy a 10-acre...
Finding the still water in our life
Sometimes we need to find the still water in our life. Whether it comes from a trip to somewhere, a routine, a game or just a quiet reflective pause. To be still is to become. ******* This time and...
About Me
I am a freelance journalist, essayist, photographer and author. My writing reflects a kindred bond to living Life Downeast along with the occasional Random Thoughts on life and society in general. An avid reader and an award-winning book critic, Maine Reads, I enjoy sailing, hiking and many other outdoor pursuits.
“We all take things for granted, life should not be one of them.”
– RJ Heller
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