The Notebook

By Jeff Howland | Dec 09, 2011

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• Prescience

  By Jeff Howland - May 04
  The woman, aged so gracefully, sits now in his rocking chair, overlooking Penobscot Bay. ‘It’s a beautiful day’ he always used to say. Now 75 ...
  

• A Reading

  By Jeff Howland - Mar 04
  A lash falls to the page as I close the book for the last time. No special time, I have just finished it, the book.   The lash, now sealed ...
  

• Guardian

  By Jeff Howland - Dec 18
  Noontime on a recent weekday, found me sitting down at a favorite lunch spot, with a window seat, a book, and an hour to myself, to inhale some ...
  

• The Path Taken

  By Jeff Howland - Sep 25
  Last fall I had the opportunity to visit my alma mater, the University of Maine, Orono, along with my wife, a graduate of the school as well. She ...
  

• Dinosaur

  By Jeff Howland - Sep 14
  A couple of weeks ago, amongst the junk mail I found a rather aesthetically pleasing offer. From the outside it wasn’t clear what it was for or ...
  

• Vacationland

  By Jeff Howland - Sep 03
  As summer winds down, many of our seasonal visitors have wrapped up their vacations and headed back to far away places, with Maine memories in ...
  

• Good Bye

  By Jeff Howland - Aug 23
  Fate is an elusive concept. We often speak of it as if we are trying to control or defy it, or sometimes just living with it, under the impression ...
  

• Coming Home

  By Jeff Howland - Aug 12
  This story is fiction, inspired by my sister’s recent return to Maine. He stood there as the bus pulled in, up on his toes like a little kid, ...
  

• Notes

  By Jeff Howland - Aug 01
  “The bitterest tears shed over graves are for words left unsaid and deeds left undone.” – Harriet Beecher Stowe I recently wrote a letter to a ...
  

• The Call

  By Jeff Howland - Jul 21
  I rarely hear loons these days, so was pleasantly surprised when out for a walk this afternoon, I heard the unmistakable call. Looking to the sky, ...
  

• The Rockets Red Glare

  By Jeff Howland - Jul 10
  As the Camden fireworks began last Friday there was a thick fog shrouding the harbor. Sitting near the water I found the normally spectacular ...
  

• Last Shot

  By Jeff Howland - Jun 30
  Basketball was never really my game. I did better with individual sports, like golf and tennis, not to mention I was never (and am still not) that ...
  

• Remembering Dad

  By Jeff Howland - Jun 20
  I get up each day, and with no great fanfare, live a life not unlike the average person. Little did I know however, with kids, the daily routines ...
  

• Mistakes You Don't Make

  By Jeff Howland - Jun 09
  Every year at around this time, it will happen, my heart will be wrenched and stomped upon several times. Every summer with eerie predictability, ...
  

• Photograph

  By Jeff Howland - May 31
  Next time you get mad at your wife (husband, etc.), take a look at a picture of them as a kid. If seeing that brimming smile doesn’t make you feel ...
  

• Best Time of Day

  By Jeff Howland - May 20
  Most days I am first to awaken. The quiet does not last long though, as the house soon fills with familiar sounds. The coffee maker, turning on as ...
  

• Out to the Lake

  By Jeff Howland - May 09
  It was cold, as spring mornings usually are. When opening the door though, the breeze brought with it a hint of humidity. Not the sticky stuff of ...
  

• Angel

  By Jeff Howland - Apr 28
  It was a cool autumn night, like any other. A long week, having rendered us all overtired, was cause for an early bedtime. Within minutes, two of ...
  

• Mud Season

  By Jeff Howland - Apr 18
  Spring has arrived. While typically a misnomer in this part of the country, we have deservingly turned the page on a tough winter. Stepping ...
  

• Unfinished Business

  By Jeff Howland - Apr 08
  As quiet sets in, I walk around the house, cleaning up after another busy evening of dinner, play, baths, and if we’re lucky, more play. I find ...