In the hopes that you are slowing down to enjoy reading, here are the most-read articles on Peaks Island Press for 2017.
Good Reads You Might Have Missed: Top Clicks on Peaks Island Press in 2017
My Affair with Henry and the Photo Shoot that Followed
As the one who’s always behind the camera instead of in front of it, my need for a new, professional portrait crept up on me this year. Charmed by Sarah Beard Buckley […]
How an Island Loves its Library
Peaks Island enjoys its own small library, a branch of the Portland Public Library. I mean it really enjoys its library. Loves it. A lot. A Friends group devotedly nurtures library programs […]
Find Your Retreat: Your secret hiding sense and place
An experience this weekend reminded me of the necessity for finding my “retreat,” that muse-infused space where magic happens. I don’t mean a formal “writing retreat,” complete with workshops and lectures. Although, […]
Writing on Basement Walls: What inscription will you leave in 2015?
Imagine that you are descending stone stairs down to the basement in a 150-year-old high school to a room known as the Graffiti Room. Does this sound like a writing prompt or […]
Collaborating with professional photographers: Alban Maino
Writers are not always the “lead partner” when they work with photographers, but if you are the point person for a project, you should ready yourself to collaborate successfully so that another […]
Feed your muse: plenty of inspiration awaits in Maine
My last post spoke of new beginnings in our literary lives and I’m clinging to that spirit with this piece on New Year inspiration. Since many of the online resources on Peaks […]
Book Love: An island tradition welcomes babies
New Year is a time for sweeping gestures that clear off the surfaces of our lives, clarifying what we could have done, if only our daily habits hadn’t hijacked our best intentions. […]
Most popular articles ring in the New Year!
The WordPress.com 2013 annual report for this blog showed that over 5,000 readers visited Peaks Island Press this year. These are the posts that got the most views in 2013. 1 Eleanor […]
Homemaking, Snowbabies, and the Search for the North Pole: Josephine Diebitsch Peary and the Making of National History
After crossing Casco Bay by ferry, packages are delivered to islanders by the taxi driver. This week, I found a package on my doorstep and hurried it inside, just as a rainstorm […]
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