by Jessilyn Rich Anxiety erupts in my skin and overtakes all my senses. It is 3:13 in the morning and I lay curled in a ball in my bed, suffocating at the […]
Crazy Girl
Orions Expanse
My husband and I are both active duty Coast Guard. am a female electrician engineer and he is an electrician and engineer as well. From 2013-2015 we were stationed apart; He was […]
The Impact of College on Mental Health
By: Hailey Moore SOUTH PORTLAND – It’s 2020 and another wave of students are enrolled at Southern Maine Community College. As exciting as this news is collegesats.org reports that “mental health issues […]
I’ve Got A Fever, And the Only Prescription Is Music
By Parris Cayer-Leary If you’re like me, and you probably are, you’re stuck indoors for now, most of the time. This is something that we, as Mainers are used to during the […]
Out the Window
By Wesley Winslow Harmon March 28th, 2020 | Prompt: While in quarantine, you look out the window and see something that you can’t believe you saw. What did you just see? Today, […]
From the Desk of the Managing Editor
by Celina Simmons During my experience being in lock-down for the past few weeks, I’ve come to the realization that I should probably start learning how to take care of myself. Now, […]
Coronavirus Diaries
by Alex Griffin 5:00AM Shopping Mom told me that she and dad were getting up at 5:00 AM to go grocery shopping and I was like, “whaaaat?” So, I looked at her. […]
Make your own Face Mask!
by The Beacon Staff If you need to get busy with your hands and want to feel proactive about your own safety, here are some patterns for home-made face masks! This video […]
A Challenging Two Weeks
Facebook Post from March 19, 2020 By Anthony Marshall, CNMS Alumni Hey all! These last two weeks have been pretty wild! And there are a lot of really stressful things happening. For […]
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