By Jessica Spoto I don’t feel “good.” I don’t ever think I felt “good.” Nights are the worst. Alone, in my apartment, crying, feeling worthless. Just contemplating the day and what I […]
Hello World, Meet Jess
What If…
By Lloyd Metcalf “What if” is a powerful statement and question. What if you won the lottery tomorrow? We all ask ourselves this question and daydream about the things we would do […]
The Importance of Having an Open Mind
By Cat Davis I tried to explain to a friend recently my view that we are all fishes in the ocean with our own secluded bubble that is our home. That secluded […]
Feast of the Lycanthrope
by Rebecca Dow Vibrant eye of heaven’s shade Silent calls from lofty high; Where go tawny fawn this night? Who paints birch so deeply wine? Limping, back arched in her way Accursed […]
Poetic License!
By Rebecca Dow Bonjour, my literary nerdlets! Following the “spooky” theme foretold in The Beacon’s last issue, I have for you a very special poem by Edgar Allan Poe titled “Spirits of […]
The Finisher
By Taylor Freeman Who is The Finisher, and why is he in the newspaper? Well, let me tell you about The Finisher and how he broke into my house one night. It […]
Teacher Feature: Jim Thatcher
By Dan Elliott We’ve all heard the idiom “Never judge a book by its cover.” It’s as cliched a statement as they come, and at the risk of beating a dead horse […]
Midcoast Pie-Eating Contest
Bt The Beacon Staff Marie Antoinette is reported to have said, “Let them eat cake”; maybe things would have turned out differently if she said, “Let them eat blueberry and strawberry-rhubarb pie.” […]
Comics by Dan Elliott
On the Pitch: Women Advance; Men’s Season Ends
By The Beacon Sports Staff As the extended stunningly luscious fall weather lingers in southern Maine, the Lady SeaWolves look to play into November with a solid showing at the YSCC Championship […]
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