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Rooted in Maine

Miranda Valentine — Tue, 20 May 2025 05:30:57 +0000

"When can I call myself a Mainer?" One outsider looks through her past and present to find the heart of her Maineness.

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Oak Gall Ink

Miranda Valentine — Tue, 25 Mar 2025 09:00:23 +0000

A writer rediscovers purpose in creative acts.

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Living the Dream

Miranda Valentine — Tue, 26 Nov 2024 10:00:14 +0000

A writer comes to terms with what it means to be home.

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A Room of My Own

Miranda Valentine — Thu, 26 Sep 2024 09:00:05 +0000

“By hook or by crook” a woman carves out the space to think

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Where Gargoyles Come to Life

Miranda Valentine — Tue, 30 Jul 2024 09:00:40 +0000

Reflections on exploring the world on small, sometimes bare, feet in a French town

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Space Invaders

Miranda Valentine — Thu, 16 May 2024 09:00:52 +0000

Readying for renters and sizing up the stuff of life

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I Am Not My Mother’s Daughter

Miranda Valentine — Tue, 26 Mar 2024 09:00:36 +0000

How a company grew out of a Mason jar and a mother’s love

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On Village Handcraft: To Make is to Be

Miranda Valentine — Tue, 12 Dec 2023 11:32:42 +0000

How a frenzied writer found a path to slow living from the greenwood carvers she met along the way.

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What the Girl Wished For

Miranda Valentine — Thu, 14 Sep 2023 09:00:45 +0000

Wisdom and Wildness like a beach

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A Thought on Hip Hop at Fifty

Miranda Valentine — Thu, 27 Jul 2023 09:00:22 +0000

A writer's late discovery of a great American art form

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