Connections at the Upper Deck

He’s a pretty hip-looking server and he leads us to our outside table, but despite all his confidence and charisma, he trips a bit. His red Converse scuff against each other.   “Are you okay?” I reach out my arm to steady him even though he’s in front of me and obviously completely fine.   “I am having such a hard time picking up my … Continue reading Connections at the Upper Deck

What Makes a Place Real?

Where I live, my friends are weird and tourists visit. A lot. They fly or drive and ramble through our national park hitting the TOP TEN DESTINATIONS OF ACADIA NATIONAL PARK and when we meet them at our comedy club or at a restaurant, they’ll brag about seeing the sunrise on Cadillac Mountain, about having pop-overs at Jordan Pond, about driving the Park Loop Road … Continue reading What Makes a Place Real?