Listening can be more soothing than words.

SATURDAY Free eWaste Day, 8 a.m. to noon, accepted items include televisions, computers and parts from other electronics. Proceeds will aid Threads of Hope thrift stores. Held at Holy Family Church, 66 North Ave., Sanford. An Evening With Jonas Woods, 7 p.m., concert with guest Gene Richardson. First E Free Church, 355 Bridgton Road, Westbrook. […]

Saturday Spring rummage sale, 8 to 11 a.m., Christ Church, 6 Dane St., Kennebunk. Yard and bake sale, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., rain or shine. West Scarborough United Methodist Church, Route 1, Dunstan Corner, Scarborough. Rummage sale, 8 a.m. to noon, St. Bernard’s Church, Broadway, Rockland. “Living Mindfully, Dying Joyfully,” 1 to 4 p.m., […]

Annie, a best friend of 50 years, calls me from Chicago. She says, “Drew’s tests came back positive.” I freeze: Our other best friend has cancer. My mind flashes to wild-haired teenage Drew in the 1960s, how he whispered to only Annie and me: “I’m gay.” Annie and I spent a few late nights with […]