RJ Heller
Maine Journalist – Essayist
Photographer – Author
Latest Articles
A Downeast life in Cutler
For Captain. Andrew Patterson: 1956 — 2023 The boat ride to the island is a trip for the senses. The wind touches one’s face; the sound of waves, the boat’s motor amidst the cry of hovering gulls...
More Than Meets The Eye: Exploring Nature and Loss on the Coast of Maine
“The question is not what you look at, but what you see.” — Henry David Thoreau ******* This new collection of essays touches personal loss in a unique way. Rather than deal with it by only...
Mountain Girl: From Barefoot to Boardroom
What do we keep with us when everything around us is changing? In her story Mountain Girl, Marilyn Moss Rockefeller answers that nothing changes unless you allow it to, you are you and that is...
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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