The Maine Campus this week featured an article about Flannel Magazine, a student created and produced magazine that took over a year to create. The magazine was written in order to stress "real Maine"---the Maine that isn't emphasized in most writing and artwork (think coastlines and lighthouses). Check out the article at the Maine Campus website.
Flannel Magazine reminds me of an article that I was assigned to read in my Maine Writers class with Margery Irvine. The article was by the Maine author and UM teacher, Sandy Phippen. It highlighted the loss of "Maine" in writing and the misconception that our state is all about the beautiful scenery and the coast. In reality, there is a lot of hardship that comes with living in New England that is not often written about. The article is titled "Missing from the books: My Maine", I have provided a link to it here.
(Photo via Flannel Magazine)
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