A tale of two chairs brings back warm memories and the sudden realization of change, JP Devine writes.
J.P. Devine
Young dreams die hard with age, as the elderly are reminded
The older we get, the more our idea of fun changes, JP Devine writes.
Living life with the last dog
Jack is the fourth in a long lifetime of faithful best friends, JP Devine writes.
Reporting ‘from’ Philadelphia might require combat pay
JP Devine writes that his seat in front of his 50-inch flat screen is a great vantage point to see the front lines of the Democratic National Convention.
The big GOP show was worth watching. Or was it?
There was a lot to see, but it wasn’t Fun City, USA, JP Devine writes.
It’s not necessarily about the mattress
Things have come a long way from Mama’s couch in the sleep department, JP Devine writes.
Sometimes it’s not about the calendar; it’s about what’s on it
Even when the squares are big enough to write in, they may not hold as much as the ones in our hearts, JP Devine writes.
How soon they forget the ‘famous’
Being a big fish in a small pond like Waterville can be fun, but the fun fades fast, J.P. Devine writes.
You’re glad you’re not in it; then, suddenly, you are
JP Devine always makes the sign of the cross when the ambulance goes by, but now it will be with new understanding, he writes.
Keep thoughts of hidden wounds, though faded, in your heart on Memorial Day
J.P. Devine reflects on the scars that veterans carry, many of them unspoken, as the holiday approaches.