by Krista Nadeau After the second date, a dozen red roses were delivered to my house. How ungrateful that after the initial flattery and recognizing the beauty of the roses, my next […]
Love Talking
Neighborly Love
by Krista Nadeau “Now what did they get?” Each week something new was unloaded from their vehicle. A windfall for my neighbor. To their face, nothing but happiness. Week after week something […]
Kärlek Till Min Volvo
Stories & Photos by Clayton Hoyle Someone might consider me lucky to be able to have gotten not only one but two Volvo 240’s both at different times for only 300 dollars […]
An Angle on Love
By Jake Doolittle There’s nothing like walking into a packed venue, hearing the chatter before the artist comes on, and strolling up to the stage. It’s not work. Sure, this is to […]
Healthy Helpings
or, How to Stomach Love by Addie Blais, contributor Food has always been one of the best ways to lift someone’s spirits. In some cases when we go through break ups there’s […]
Letter to the Editor
Reader Loves Story on Coping Skills I was looking for an article on the Beacon that I could personally relate to. I saw the title of your article Peace in the Panic […]
Tough Love & Tender Mercy
by Katherine Compton Thirty-two year old Rebecca Thompson grew up in a small home in Steep Falls, Maine where life wasn’t always what it should have been. Having grown up around multiple […]
Buoyed by an Angel
by Clayton Hoyle Dunn’s Camps in the early summer. The glistening, glassy still water of Whitney and Hogan Ponds. The sandy, western Maine beach, and the scaly, Norway pines that provided shade […]
What is Emotional Agility?
by Krista Nadeau Life has been perfect. That is something very few, if any, people can say. Life certainly doesn’t always go as planned, but it does equip us with many feelings […]
Steak-Out: Story of a Lost Flame
by Clayton Hoyle It was a cool, early October evening. Armando Cresta and his friends were chilling and grilling some wings in the SMCC parking lot. “After a night of cooking chicken […]
