In his latest book ‘Second Chances,’ Craig Grossi writes about his and Fred’s work with inmates at Maine State Prison.
Life & Culture
Stories about life, culture, entertainment and arts from the Portland Press Herald.
Feel-good fishing story has just the right touch to lure audiences
In 2014, Hurricane Odile ravaged Mexico’s Baja California peninsula, laying waste to an orphanage called Casa Hogar. Weeks later, a group of boys and their mentor caught a 382-pound blue marlin in Bisbee’s Black & Blue Fishing Tournament, earning more than $250,000 in prize money and saving their beloved home. It’s a made-for-the-movies story, but […]
Rockport librarian wins Crime Wave Flash Fiction contest
Some clues: a lime-green handbag, a beige car and $100 bill in the parking lot.
Deep Water: ‘Big questions,’ by Éireann Lorsung
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
Bedside table: An animal helped this reader get through the pandemic
“Right now I’m reading and studying ‘Horse Speak: The Equine-Human Translation Guide’ by Sharon Wilsie and Gretchen Vogel. It’s about listening and talking with horses using the same body language and breath sounds that they use to communicate with each other. Using the techniques in the book, I’m building a deeper understanding and a more […]
‘River Voices’: In a new volume of essays, the Presumpscot gets its due
Artists and others describe the 25-mile-long river from the varied lenses of science, history and literature.
Theater review: At Portland Stage, the audience decides ‘Where We Stand’
Tracey Conyer Lee plays the Man, an outsider trying to gain the trust of the community.
Dancing like there’s no COVID-19: Paris hosts test concert
The 5,000 attendees are seeing the show for free but are required to take three virus tests.
Writer Michael Lewis’ 19-year-old daughter dies in crash
Why the car veered across a double-yellow line is unclear and witnesses are being sought.
Gavin MacLeod, captain of ‘Love Boat,’ dies at 90
He shot to fame with his portrayal of Murray Slaughter on ‘The Mary Tyler Moore Show.’
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