Above: Photo by PT Sullivan The New Hampshire seacoast has its share of creepy stories, from rock-throwing ghosts to alien abductions, but it’s also the home of Joe Hill, whose Pandora’s box of a mind is poised to spin out a world of dark fantasy and horror. His first novel, “Heart-Shaped Box,” has garnered critical raves and is queued up…
Above: Photo courtesy of the University of New Hampshire In 1965 Meredith Hall was pregnant at 16, expelled from high school and shunned by her small New Hampshire town and by her family. Now she has more awards and praise for her writing than will fit here, teaches writing at the University of New Hampshire and has published “Without a…
A year ago, Matt Keene was playing football for his Kimball Union Academy team when he went into cardiac arrest. Fortunately the school had an automatic external defibrillator (AED) device on hand and Matt’s life was saved. Since then he’s taken all the spirit he once brought to the gridiron and put it into raising funds and awareness to get…
Above: Photo by John Hession If anyone thought that the flap over New Hampshire’s consecration of the first openly gay Episcopal bishop would fade away, they were mistaken. And if anyone thought that Bishop Gene Robinson would attempt to blend into the ecclesiastical background once appointed, they were wrong, too. The bishop has remained in the news, and even made…
The Beholder’s Eye Concerning the November 2007 edition’s article titled “Dirty Laundry,” I want to know why you allowed a photo of a woman’s bare breasts to be easily seen in your magazine! I was under the impression this is a family magazine, not a porn magazine. Even if that was not the intent or even how it truly looks,…
John and Donna Bissonette lived in a contemporary home in Manchester for many years. In fact, they had both grown up in the city. But it wasn’t really “them.” It wasn’t where they wanted to be in their retirement years, either. The countryside called — to have a place where they could enjoy an active lifestyle and the beauty of…
The lily lights with their organic stems seem to grow right from the table. These signature works of ceramic artist Doug Blum start on the potter’s wheel and are then “pulled” upward, echoing the lines of nature. Finally a globe of translucent porcelain is added that glows with the light of a 60-watt bulb. The oil lamps ($95 and up)…
Above: A Vietnam-era helicopter that also saw service in the Persian Gulf War is on display along with a Sassy Racing engine built in Weare and a Cog Railway car and engine. When Eddie and Beth Gilbert “deck the halls” each year, hanging boughs of holly are among the least of their challenges. Over the past 23 Christmas seasons, the…
Wrapped Shrimp with Asian Barbeque Sauce Yield: 30 pieces 1 lb pineapple, cleaned and trimmed 1 lb medium shrimp, peeled and deveined Salt, as needed Pepper, as needed 15 pieces of bacon, parbaked and halved 1/2 fl oz olive oil or vegetable oil 2 1/4 oz onions, diced 1 1/2 oz celery, diced 1 garlic clove, chopped 1 fl oz…
Christmas is nostalgic by nature, but rather than dress it up like a rummage sale of family history, why not focus on a certain period in the past, between VJ Day and the Summer of Love, that many parents and grandparents remember like it was yesterday? Tomie dePaola on Décor Tomie has written and illustrated 200 children’s books and at…
