RJ Heller

Maine Journalist – Essayist

Photographer – Author

Latest Articles

When someone leaves

When someone leaves

When someone leaves, their absence remains. It floats like fog upon the water, seeking a place to sit and dine with friends, family and the community. And when the meal is over at the table of life,...

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Here an island

Here an island

Rigged lines pull taunt, coax a perfunctory billow of sail Once received, never to perish Wind perhaps or my own breath? Maybe both The sea rises again and again, pushes, pulls, leaving me here,...

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A conversation with Jasper Beach

A conversation with Jasper Beach

There is an almost perfect concave-cupped cove in Machiasport that will listen to your thoughts. It has been here for eons of time. Its shore is covered in stones of all size, shape and color. There...

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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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Person, Place, or Thing

“Our World” in Macro

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