By Lynn Sheridan, Joanna Rosenberg, Catherine Gombeski, and Christina Goodwin

Four scenes that set a character on a mission, create tension, and introduce an element of surprise.

By Elizabeth Christopher

Linda Malcolm’s book Cornfields to Codfish celebrates life in the Midwest and New England through more than 50 short personal essays and 18 recipes.

By Elizabeth Christopher

In part 1 of this series of conversations with three local authors about publishing their debut books Sara B. Fraser shares what it was like to publish her novel, Long Division, with small press Black Rose Writing.

By Tamara Kenney

Seamstress Tamara Kenney focuses on bridal alterations and redesign, as well as prom dresses. In September 2019, Tammy finally found a studio of her own for her burgeoning business, but by March 2020 the pandemic struck, cancelling many of her customers’ weddings and proms.

By Jane Roper

Four people sit at an outdoor table laden with food and drink at some sort of party or gathering… There was nothing written on the back of the photo to identify the setting or the people, only a date: 1959.

By Erika Lally

I want to start visual dialogues with others… The longer you look and engage, the more you will see.

By Kerry Pegoraro

White line printmaking solves all the problems I had with printmaking… I always wanted to incorporate color – lots and lots of color.

I like the place where boundaries are set, to challenge myself to stretch those boundaries to just about their breaking point.

By Elizabeth Christopher

Before social distancing, there was always something to do. Always a place to be… As our calendar cleared, I exhaled.