by RJ Heller | Nov 19, 2023 | Random Thoughts
“Slow down driver, wanna stay alive, I wanna make this journey last” — Paul McCartney ******* This song from McCartney’s first album after forming the band Wings always brings me to a reflective moment. The song reminds me of something I always told my children as...
by RJ Heller | Apr 27, 2023 | Life Downeast
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 all compete for acceptance. The passengers on board the Barbara...
by RJ Heller | Apr 16, 2023 | Maine Reads
“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 embracing the past through personal memories, both tenses —past and present—...
by RJ Heller | Feb 23, 2023 | Maine Reads
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 carried with you forever. This is the very thought I had as I closed this...
by RJ Heller | Feb 23, 2023 | Maine Reads
Time. It is in everything. It holds onto everything and sometimes it folds in on itself allowing a much-needed pause in life. This was my first thought as I closed the book Notes on the Landscape of Home by Susan Hand Shetterly. It is an exceptional collection of...
