What We Call the Work
Thirty years in a specialty younger than most people think, and what we lose when we oversimplify our language.
The Bountiful Path
Quiet, unhurried essays on medicine, art, and the turning seasons. From physician-writer Dr. Lisa Belisle, host of Radio Maine. Seasonal toolkits, an online class, and reflective companions live alongside the writing.
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The Sewing Circle of One
Behind the scenes of the memoir I am writing: by voice and by hand.
The Last Layer
What we see in a finished piece is only part of the story. Four Maine painters, fifteen years of conversations, and the unseen work behind any finished thing.
Books on the Boat: The Burning Side by Sarah Damoff
The Burning Side by Sarah Damoff: a house fire, a Summer Book Circle from Maine to California, and the love of story we carry from childhood.
Summer Solstice, Fathering and the Kingfisher on the Causeway
A kingfisher back on the wire and a granddaughter's first boat ride around Chebeague Island
The Green of the Hood and the Red of Summer
A University of Vermont hooding, the green that stood for herbs, and an impromptu ceremony on Littlejohn Island.
The Organizing Pattern of Purple
How five Radio Maine conversations, a peony farm on the Sheepscot River, and a week of purple on Littlejohn Island revealed the same lesson about paying attention.
Far, and Still Full
A blue micromoon over Littlejohn Island, two birthdays, and what the serial position effect teaches about who we miss.
Hope Across the Water
A post-Memorial Day reflection from the Maine coast, by way of Dayton, Ohio: a city of flood and flight.
The Color of Becoming
When the calendar says summer and the magnolias say not yet.