While out on parole, J.P. Devine journeys out to Starbucks while observing a few simple rules.
Columns
News columns from staff writers and contributors to the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Amy Calder: An extraordinary letter and a gift
A recent letter from a generous, unidentified reader resulted in a donation to charity, Amy Calder writes.
Liz Soares: Personal discovery through pandemic cleaning
There was a reason for my newfound minimalism, writes Liz Soares — uncertainty.
J.P. Devine: And a tiny silver whistle
In order to find new material, J.P. Devine ponders a job at the front desk of a new downtown hotel.
Amy Calder: Her whole life ahead of her
Meghan Linehan, 26, a reader, writer, lover of horror, Gothic horror and the RiverWalk at Head of Falls in Waterville, is an engaging conversationalist, Amy Calder writes.
J.P. Devine Series Review: ‘Rebel’
“You can’t field a character like Rebel who brings down major companies without fielding the progeny of her multiple marriages that include a doctor and lawyer. Talk about keeping the action in the family,” writes Devine.
Dana Wilde: The April pilgrimage
I wonder, when we reach the promised lands of June, July and August, if it will be record hot again this year, writes Dana Wilde.
J.P. Devine: Hello normal, where ya been?
Fully inoculated, J.P. Devine wonders what it will be like to live “normal” again, what’s changed, and whether he can slide down the pole at the firehouse.