by RJ Heller | Aug 1, 2022 | Life Downeast
“I am wanting to go and find Frog Rock,” my friend said with a sly smile. I waited to see if he was serious. He was. Now having spent seven years living here, there are few things that surprise me. But going to see a rock shaped over time and eventually named “frog”...
by RJ Heller | Jun 29, 2022 | Maine Reads
Two books found me. One took me back in time with black-and-white images of a city during a decade I often think about. The other informed me of “what might have been” by showing me in text and color images of what eventually became reality for a river. Both books,...
by RJ Heller | Jun 17, 2022 | Life Downeast
“Ocean in view! O! the joy.” — William Clark The other day I was looking at the ocean, remembering what famed explorer William Clark said upon seeing the Pacific Ocean for the first time. I have always felt awe at the accomplishments of Lewis and Clark; as I get...
by RJ Heller | Jun 17, 2022 | Random Thoughts
E.B. White had the ability to say so much by saying so little. Whenever I am confused or needing the compass in my life changed for the better, I reach for something White wrote, because his words remain relevant. In 1943, the Writer’s War Board asked, “What is the...
by RJ Heller | Feb 16, 2022 | Random Thoughts
Standing here with all the other kids, I watch and wait. The ball leaves the pitcher’s hands, takes a big bounce then settles into a slow, lazy roll towards the kicker. I bend down, place my hands on my knees, admire the new school pants I am wearing, knowing a...
