April 2018 | view this story as a .pdf By John Manderino It was spring, with puddles. The one in the alley behind the dry cleaners was a bottomless pit. Not really. But that’s what this boy in my class, Anthony Calvano, tried to tell me. I was walking home from school...
Nancy Drew and her chums, Bess and George, clambered out of the blue roadster. Bess’ eyes sparkled. George’s eyes twinkled. “Let’s go!” Nancy exclaimed exclamatorily with an exclamation point.
February/March 2018 | view this story as a .pdf By Joan Connor Where was Togo? And where was the picnic basket? The chums huddled together under the old oak. Suddenly barking and yipping cut the air. “Wolves,” Bess stammered. No namby-pamby, our feisty girl detective...
Winterguide 2018 | view this story as a .pdf By Dan Domench A woman’s voice on the telephone told him the doctor wanted to see him concerning his test. He said, let’s get this over with. The doctor came to the phone and said what he already knew. Still, her words had...
December 2017 | view this story as a .pdf By Dylan Robinson The Great White Whale, a restaurant, became a staple of fine Maine dining in 1989, known nationally and revered locally for its blue-ribbon-winning clam chowder. Summer visitors and envious celebrity chefs...
November 2017 | view this story as a .pdf By Garrett Soucy Route 161 is quiet for the most part this far west of town, miles beyond that twisted stretch of road the locals call Daigle Rapids, where the teenagers like to give her some and see if they can get air off...
October 2017
For thirty-two years we have championed the fine art of fiction. Linden Frederick’s new project is a mash-up of fiction illustrating fine art.
September 2017 | view this story as a .pdf By Michael Kimball The town of York, Maine, claims two notorious characters from its past: Patience Boston and Reverend Joseph Moody. In 1735, Patience Boston was a 23-year-old Native American servant sentenced to hang for...
July/August 2017 | view this story as a .pdf By Frederick Sargent Growing up, I always wondered what it would be like to have “cool parents.” I knew with a certainty that my own parents were not cool. For one thing, they were maybe 15 years older than my friends’...
Summerguide 2017 | view this story as a .pdf Shaggy-dog story \ sha-gē-’dȯg ‘stȯr-ē\ n: of, relating to, or being a similar humorous story characterized by digression whose humor lies in the pointlessness or irrelevance of the plot or punch line <a shaggy–dog...
May 2017
“Call 911. I think I’m going to kill someone.”
April 2017 | view this story as a .pdf By William Hall Richard had never broken the law, not even a speeding ticket, but opening the door to his home–still mine, he told himself–felt like a burglary. Sliding into the darkened mud room, he tripped over a doormat the...
