Kitchen Nightmares meltdown or: How to lose an argument online

As a general rule, if you are the one typing in all caps, insisting that everyone else is wrong, they are not wrong.

FOODIE FILES

A spot of tea, a spread of treats, at Camden’s Fromviandoux

Rich date bread and buttery scones, covered in clotted cream and lemon curd. Tiny, adorable sandwiches, made with cucumber and mascarpone cheese, house-cured salmon with ...

RENEE ORDWAY

Arguments over gun control and abortion will never be settled

Attempts at any legislation that would make it tougher for criminals or the seriously mentally ill to purchase guns, or any law that would limit ...

GARDENING IN TUNE WITH NATURE (blog)

Native groundcovers for shady spots in the small garden

In my BDN post two weeks ago (May 2), I described four woody plants that belong in a small garden designed for all seasons: pagoda ...

New novel set in Kennebunk, includes characters based on locals

KENNEBUNK, Maine — Kennebunk may appear to be an idyllic town, as described in the first pages of “Wasted on the Young,” but for its ...

ROOTED IN ME (blog)

Fiddleheadin’

They’re green, leafy, curly and taste a bit like spinach. Fiddleheads – another Maine delicacy I was eager to try this spring. The husband and ...

African Children’s Choir to perform at Maine churches

The African Children’s Choir will perform Sunday and Wednesday at three churches in Maine in Bangor, Ellsworth and Cape Neddick. The choir was founded in ...

I'M GONNA KILL HIM

A tale of two brothers, a cooler of beer and a strange motel in Wyoming

I’ve found over the years that couples have a repertoire of stories they delight in sharing at cocktail parties. First there are the tales they ...