Originally from Aroostook County, Shonna Milliken Humphrey is a Hallowell-based writer whose essays have appeared in The New York Times, The Atlantic, Salon, and Down East magazine.

Desi Van Til was raised in Farmington, Maine, the daughter of a pair of educators. After studying literature at Princeton and spending a croissant-intensive year in Paris on a fellowship, she worked as a development executive in the film industry in Los Angeles. A decade ago, she returned to Maine with her husband Sean...

Alice White shares her musical memory of Carmen by Georges Bizet.

Heidi Moen Whitney earned her BA in English and Greek at UNH and later her MS in Education at USM. She currently teaches in Southern Maine and still sings along to the radio, much to the chagrin of her husband and son.

Irv Williams is a native of Baltimore but has made Maine his home since 1973. He had a very short career in broadcasting, co-anchoring a pirate AM radio station for one summer in the mid 1960s from a secret location on the Chesapeake Bay. He is currently a part-time caregiver for two (soon to be three) grandchildren...

Gerry Wright is a jazz pianist who has played with Don Doane, Tony Bruno, Fred Petra, and many others throughout Maine and New England. He has been a music educator and choral director for nearly fifty years, best known for his work at Messalonskee High School and Maine Central Institute.

Jack Rhode shares his musical memory of Mairzy Doats.

Jeremy, Kim and Ozma Kaster share their musical memory of Little Walter's My Babe.

Dale McCormick is a lover of justice and a player of music. She was born in NYC, grew up in Iowa where she raised sheep with Old Testament names,…

Jonathan Rugema is currently a Junior at Casco Bay High school. He enjoys music and some math classes. Jonathan came from Burundi four years ago and he…