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Welcome to Meetinghouse, a community storytelling project hosted by the Maine Sunday Telegram. We publish reader submissions on a specific theme once a month. Jump in and read, but don’t stop there. Write something of your own on this month’s theme and send it to us.

'Bikes' - published March 2023
"Keepsakes" - Published July 2021
"Locked Out" - Published September 2020
"SECOND CHANCES" - PUBLISHED NOVEMBER 2019
"WORKING IN VACATIONLAND" - PUBLISHED JULY 2019
"A LESSON" - PUBLISHED FEBRUARY 2019
"Starting Over" - Published January 2019
"Heading Home" - Published December 2, 2018

HOW TO SUBMIT TO:

On the first Sunday of each month we will publish writing on the following topics:


“Missed Call” – June 23 deadline.


“Pseudoscience” – July 28 deadline.


Submissions should be between 200 and 500 words in length. Please include your name, hometown, phone number, a line describing yourself and, if you can, a photo – either of you or something that works with your piece.

Submissions can be emailed to meetinghouse@pressherald.com; or mailed to Meetinghouse, Portland Press Herald, P.O. Box 1460, Portland, ME 04104-5009 (mailed photos should include a return envelope).

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