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Monica Wood
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Monica Wood’s new novel, The One-in-a-Million Boy, will appear in April from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Our Towns

A First Date at 68 Becomes an Overnight Lost in the Maine Woods

Anne Wood and Joe Sirois have a “meet cute” like no other.
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We Made Paper Too

A reluctant writer takes to the road with a tale of a Maine mill town — only to find that her story is something close to universal.
Arts & Leisure

The Last of the Shakers?

Amid the green pastures and historical placards of the last active Shaker community, a trio of believers is keeping the faith.
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The Anti-Diva: Suzanne Nance

Part of our 'Maine at Work' series.
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My Maine: Strike

A paper mill strike punctuates a father’s death in the childhood of a Mexico Maine girl.
Food & Drink

Cho Sun Shines

Authentic Korean food is faintly familiar and wonderfully foreign at this restaurant in Bethel. BY: MONICA WOOD Photography by Ted...
Leonard Cummings in the Abyssinian Meeting House
Our Towns

Married Nearly 65 Years, They’re Still Shaping Portland

Driven by their faith, Leonard and Mary Jane Cummings have led the charge to restore the Abyssinian Meeting House, among other causes.
In the Flesh, Papermaker
Arts & Leisure

In The Flesh

Novelist and first-time playwright Monica Wood never expected to come face to face with one of her own made-up characters. Then she met Jake.
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The Cat Whisperer: Hilda Taylor

Job category: Other By Monica Wood Photographed by Greta Rybus The Department of Labor’s catch-all for the sole proprietors that...
Food & Drink

The Black Birch

Kittery’s Best New Pub By Monica Wood   Photographed by Douglas Merriam The Black Birch 2 Government Street, Kittery 207-703-2294. theblackbirch.com...
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Evergreen Cemetery

The Evergreen Cemetery, a historic Portland landmark, bridges the poignant gulf between life and death BY: MONICA WOOD PHOTOGRAPHY BY:...

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