First Time in a Long Time
Caleb Edwards finds home in a faraway place—
From a documentary songwriting workshop at the Watershed School in Camden, Maine
Day Ones
Daniella Hope sings of personal challenges but finds strength in friends she calls “Day Ones.”
Care Package
How do I love thee? Here are some unusual ways.
Arm’s Length of Love
Someone you’ve known for a long time may have another side to them. Forgiveness may not be easy.
Baby in the rain
Before you knew them, someone you love had suffered beneath the hands of others. A father feels so much tenderness for his adopted daughter. He doesn’t always know how to help her, but he finds joy as she discovers her own unique gifts that she uses to overcome her past.
Francis Dowling
From a recorded interview at the Maine Folklife Center.
My Father Said
If I spoke up after 40 years,
does it take away what you’ve done.
Does my life get any better if you spend yours in jail?
Taking a Moment
Born to parents with opposite temperaments, Ariane Curtin-Bowen asks herself whether she takes after her mother or her father.
Cat Sitting
Grace Tamlyn vacillates between compassion and ambivalence. She raises the question, can you care for someone even if they never care back?