Things have a marvelous, unbelievable way of working out. The Trail of Conflict Emilie is right again. I get to bring my mother to my home for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and her 96th birthday in January. It means a bit of travel and some setting up, which would have made this and next weekend’s posts harder … More Loring Heroes and Heroines: Test Your Knowledge
Today’s post is for you who follow this blog and tell me how much you’d love to see Maine yourself. In Blue Hill this year, I visited friends, made little discoveries, and snapped photos that speak of the place, of Emilie’s times and ours. If you’ve read Emilie Loring’s descriptions of Maine for years, you … More Welcome to Maine. You’re Already Here in Your Mind
A recent communication from a reader in Greece got me thinking about Emilie Loring’s popularity around the world. Fay wrote: Her novels are really an oasis, a delightful way to travel back in another time, yet they are still appealing to the modern reader. That’s such an important message. “Now, more than ever, we need … More Emilie Loring’s World-Wide Appeal
If you are new to Emilie Loring, “Why?” is a fun story on its own.
If you are a longtime “Emilie” reader, watch for elements that later appeared in her full-fledged novels. … More An Original, Emilie Loring Story: “Why?”
Emilie Loring’s books are like cardigans, not edgy or ground-breaking, but classic, comfortable across generations, and somehow always just right. … More Emilie Loring: Cardigans of Literature
At used book stores, I rummage through stacks of old magazines, looking to complete my Emilie Loring short story collection. Today’s story comes from Rural Progress magazine a short-lived publication that was founded during the Depression and sent to farm homes in towns smaller than one thousand. Even then, it was distributed to only six … More “Freedom for Two” an Emilie Loring Short Story
A boat with a mother-of-pearl sail drifted by slowly not far from shore. A salty breeze picked up the skipper’s voice: “Nita, Juanita, Ask thy soul if we should part.” “What a voice and what a song, perfect for this night,” Myles Jaffray approved. I Hear Adventure Calling It was a very old song. Caroline … More Let’s See, How Do Those Lines Go?
The Emilie Loring Collection 