Over 600 Mainers from across the state sign a letter praising the Maine governor’s refusal to be bullied by Donald Trump, in an effort spearheaded by Colby’s Debra Spark.

“If you’re there,” I prayed, “grant my wish. Make it possible for me to live one life, not two. Make me whole.”

“Atticus, are you a racist?”

On acknowledging privilege; on shame and guilt; on finding joy. How black and white people can learn to talk to each other.

That we would still be fighting the Civil War over 150 years after that surrender is either a great shock, or entirely predictable, depending on whom you ask.

“The first time I met my son, DJ, he grabbed me by the pointer finger on my right hand, took me to the couch, and started banging his head against my head — not hard, but not soft either. . . .”