Column: One of them

Mike Skinner

Published
August 4, 2022

Column: One of them

Mike Skinner writes about his experiences with tourists this summer, and how his wife reminds him he used to be one.
Published
July 21, 2022

Column: Pigeons and roofers

Mike Skinner writes about pigeons coming to his yard, as well as his experience with roofers at his house.
Published
July 7, 2022

Column: Personality types: Plus, or minus

Mike Skinner discusses how he thought Mainers were all laid back, until he met his wife and father-in-law.
Published
June 23, 2022

Column: Libraries and me

I love libraries. They accept everybody who has a desire for connection, whether it is with a high-schooler named Doug, a reference librarian who gets excited about bees, a smarty-army pants Bob, or just a knucklehead who sits in a comfortable chair in a sunny part of the stacks and nods off.
Published
June 9, 2022

Column: The loss of favorite eateries: A danger to democracy?

Mike Skinner is a writer who lives in Tenants Harbor. Skinner was a medic in the U.S. Army, a hospital executive, and a college educator. He is the author of “My Life as a Non-Valedictorian," available through Maine Authors Publishing, local bookstores, and Amazon and Kindle.
Published
May 12, 2022

Column: Dumplings, not dim sum

Mike Skinner is a writer who lives in Tenants Harbor. Skinner was a medic in the U.S. Army, a hospital executive, and a college educator. He is the author of “My Life as a Non-Valedictorian,” available through Maine Authors Publishing.
Published
April 28, 2022

Smokers and days of judgement

Mike Skinner is a writer who lives in Tenants Harbor. Skinner was a medic in the U.S. Army, a hospital executive, and a college educator. He is the author of “My Life as a Non-Valedictorian,” available through Maine Authors Publishing.
Published
April 14, 2022

Saltwater Farm, dasher of dreams

Mike Skinner is a writer who lives in Tenants Harbor. Skinner was a medic in the U.S. Army, a hospital executive, and a college educator. He is the author of “My Life as a Non-Valedictorian,” available through Maine Authors Publishing.
Published
March 31, 2022

Seeking needles in Rockland

Mike Skinner is a writer who lives in Tenants Harbor. Skinner was a medic in the U.S. Army, a hospital executive, and a college educator. He is the author of “My Life as a Non-Valedictorian,” available through Maine Authors Publishing.
Published
March 17, 2022

Rascal, Imp, or Scamp?

Mike Skinner is a writer who lives in Tenants Harbor. Skinner was a medic in the U.S. Army, a hospital executive, and a college educator. He is the author of “My Life as a Non-Valedictorian,” available through Maine Authors Publishing.

Sign In: