Portland Monthly Magazine December 2003

The At Work Program® & Community Meetings

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“Assoonastheriverclearsandthegreengrasscomesback, mostofthemaregone.Thcvseemtosense/April.Theyleavea fewatatime.Somelingeralittlelonger,butonedavthcvre allgone."

“Aninventorywasbeingcloneof[the late)Chenoweth1lull’sbarnstudioinPros¬ pect1larborandaninternfromUMaine Oronostumbleduponit,”savs/Andres VerzosaoftheMarsdenIlartlevoilon board(12"\16”)shownhere,titledWaltz o/theVineleavesandsignedanddated 1955onthereverse.“It’svenabstract, thicklvpainted,withcomfortingper¬ spectiveremoved,"hesaWItconfronts, ratherthanimitates,nature.”

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It'snight,earlySeptember 2003.Thewhale-watchboat liasjustdockedinthe KennebunkRiverand disgorgeditspassengers. SteveMacKinnonisinthe middleofasetatthenearby PilotIlouseRestaurantwith hisbandThe1,owerVillage People.Asolitaryfigurebreaksawavfromthecrowd leasingthewhalewatchand standsalone,listening.1Ie listensforthreesongs.Then hegivesthebandthethumbs upandwalksawav.

It’sStephenStills.

PurusouttheCrosbv,Stills &’Nashstarhasspentovera monthholedonPierRoad inCapePorpoise,“ina shinglehouseacrossthe streetfromtheCreekRevival housewithallthepillars,” MacKinnonsaws.

Channeling Gourmet Food

The Food Network glidedintoPortland rccentlvtotapean episodeoftheir popularshowI'orty DollarsADay.Ilost RachaelRayandher crewstartedoutat Becky’son CommercialStreet forbreakfast,then boppedupto Freeportfor HarrasccketLunch. Fordinnerthe Pepperchibon MiddleStreetstoletheshow.

PeripateticPepperclubco-owner EddieFitzpatricktookitin stride:"Thewholething wasveryrelaxedandlowkey.Theywerehere foraboutthreehouis fora10-minutesegment.”'Fliccrew reportedly swoonedandasked forsamplesas Fitzpatrick, formereditor ofthe Maine SundayTelegram. serveduphisSpicyMaine x Crabmeat,RoastedCorn, andAsparagusQuesadilla.“I usuallvpreparemvmealsfor30,soit wasstrangeformetobreaktherecipedownforfourservings.” Suspense-wise,theaffaircamerightdowntothewire:“Rayonly hadabout$15lefttospend here,andthequesadillacame to$14.97-sheisvervstrict

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Theoncomingchillofwinterwasnippingatourcheeks whenmyfriend,ErinI(osier,aliteraryagentfromNew York,sawthecoatinthewindowoftheWallisGirls boutiqueonEreeStreetinPortland.Amedium-cutpink job,madeofwoolandfashionedbyCaliforniadesigner labeledwardan,italsoprosedtheperfectfitforthepetite 1losier(whobearsmorethanapassingresemblancetothe delightfulParkerPoses).

Needlesstosas,shehadtohaveit.

Itwasn’tjustthefactthatitwasafabulouscoat,andthatms friendlookedgreatinit.Itwasn’tsimplythatsheglowedwithsass andconfidencethemomentsheputiton.Itwasthepassionwith which,sheselecteditfromthe windowthatconsincedmeWallis C'.irlsisontosomething.

Sureenough,avisitlaterinthe weekfoundthestorecrowdedwith hijr-lookingtwenty-something femalesthumbingthroughthe merchandisewithsavxvelanasthe demure-lookingclerkplasedBelle &•Sebastianinthebackground.

WhereCarnabyStreetMeetsFreeStreet

BY JOE S. HARRINGTON

PoundedbyChantalDove,31,andJenOiNenti,29,\\allis GirlsstartedasaloftspaceinMonumentSquare.by appointmentonly,beforeexpandingtoitscurrentwalk-in locationat11EreeStreetthisyear.SnuggledinnearfloristD.S. LilletandacrossfromArabicaCoffee,thestoreiscomfortably ensconcedinthedowntowncommunity,technicallystillpartof theOldPortdistrict.

Notsurprisingly,thetwoownersmetinafashionableen¬ vironment-StilettoShoesintheOldPort,whereDose,aMad¬ ison.Wisconsin,transplantwho’slivedinPortlandforsixsears, wasemployed.

“Ourwholeconversationwasaboutfashionandclothing,”she says.“Itwasinstantaneous.Thebaseofourfriendshipstarted infashion.”

DiVenti,who’smarried,hailsfromChicago,anddesignsher ownlineofjewelry(soldatWallisGirlsandotherstoresfor$35 to$250).claimsthatshe’salwayshadapenchantfordressing otherpeople;asachildshewoulddresssomeofherfriends, goingsofarastoreworkcertainpieces,alteringthemandmaking themdifferentgarments.

“Sometimesitworked,othertimesitdidn’t."savsDiVenti.who isalsoaprofessionalcomedian.“WhichisthereasonIowna

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boutiqueandamnotdesigningclothes." OtherPortlandboutiqueslikeBetsy's andAmaryllisalreadyofferexclusive fashions,butwhereWallisGirlshopesto complement,ifnotcompetewith,these localfashionfixturesisinthepersonal serviceandinnovative,slightly-ahead-ofthc-curvccreativityofitsclothes.The ownersdodiligentresearchinorderto comeupwithnewideas,including frequentforaystoNewYork.

“Allofourdesignersareexclusive,”says Dove.“Youcan’tgettheminanystorein Portland.Somedesignershavebeen aroundforawhile;othersarcnow emergingonthesceneandwe’ve broughttheminbecauseweseriously believeinwhatthey’redoing."

Currentinventoryincludesacotton twillcroppedjacketand100-percentsilktweedpleatedskirtbyedwardan -thesamedesignerwhomadethecoat Ilosierbought-whichsellsintherange ofS288to$495.Cashmeresweatersby formerMainerandcurrentNewYork fashiondesignerBethBrawleyrange from$220to$288.Thesearehighqualitygarments,thefabricsoftlike cottoncandybutdurableenoughfor Mainewinters(aswasIlosicr’scoat, whichcost$500).

BlacktrousersbylornKNguyen, recentlyfeaturedinVogueand provocativelytightaroundthehips,sell for$228-8268.

Theemphasisontrousers,suchasthe BlueCultlineofjeans($127-$136)or prewasheddenimpantsbyOligoTisscw forOliverTwist($1~5).ispartly influencedbytheenvironment.

“InMaine,we’realittlemorecasual,” savsDove.“Ithinkjeansarcalittlemore acceptedintheworkplace."

DoveandDiVcntiarcsvmpathcticto thesometimes-limitedchoicesthatgreet fashion-consciouswomeninMaine.

“Thereasonvoucomeintoastore that’snewanddifferent,”saysDove,“is vouhavesomeonewhomightbeableto guidevou.Otherwiseyoumightaswell gotothemall."

Willthisbrazenapproachbeappreci¬ atedinacitywheretheprevalentfashion amongfemaledowntowndenizens seemstobetheanti-fashionthrift-store art-schoolhobbit-girllook:deliberately retro,sexuallyambiguous,andcalculatedlvmismatched?

NotthatWallisGirlsarcpickingafight withtheselovablebumpkins.

z\sDove,whosubscribestoCoco Chanel’stheorythat“it’sbettertobe lookedoverthanoverlooked,”says:“We likeandappreciatevintageclothingand thinkthemixofvintagewithdesigner ready-to-wearisshaq?andindividualistic.

“Wewouldliketotaketheanti-fashion mentalitysoprevalentinPortlandand developitintoanappreciationandpas¬ sionforfineclotheswhilestillsupport¬ ingindividuality.”

BynamingthestoreafterWallis Simpson,thecontroversialDuchessof WindsorwhobroughtscandaltoEng¬ land’sroyalfamilyduringthe1930sby promptingEdwardVI11toabdicatehis throne.WallisGirlsmakesapostfeministstatementofitsown.

DoseclaimsthenameWallisGirls hastodoasmuchwiththecollectivity oftheventure-thefacttherearctwoof them,hence“girls”-asitdocsthe iconicimplicationsofWallisSimpson, althoughtheduodoesprofessagenuine admirationforthemaverickAmerican whohelpedtarnishthewholenotionof “royalty”forfuturegenerations.

Inthissense,Simpsoncanbeviewedas apopulistliberator,whichistheaspectof WallisSimpsonthatDoveandDiVcnti choosetovenerate.

“Shehadreallygreatfashionsense,” Doveinsists.“Sophisticated,sassv,chic, elegant,andindividualistic.Shetook risksandwaswillingtoputherselfout thereandtrysomethingnew.”

WallisGirlsdon’twanttobringdown thethrone;thevjustwantwomento knowwhatitfeelsliketositonit forawhile.

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hotographerBereniceAbbott, oneofhistory’smostdazzling photographers,retreatedfrom herhauntsinParisandNewYorkto thedarkwoodsofMaineinher seventies,almostdisappearingfrom worldview.“PhotographywasunderappreciatedinMaineatthetime,” saysSteveHalpert.“Buthereinour midstwasoneofitsgreateststars.”

Halpert,ownerofTheMovieson ExchangeStreetinPortland,helped drawattentiontoAbbottin1965with ashowinabasementgalleryin AlexanderHalldirectlybelowthe diningroomoftheUniversityofNew England,wherehestillteaches EnglishandcuratesattheWestbrook CollegeGallery.“Youcouldhave boughtherpicturesthenfor$100, andthat’sallowingforgallery commission,” he says. ' •

OnOctober20ofthisyear,an Abbottgelatinsilverprint. Underthe ElattheBattery (1936),soldat auctionatChristie’sfor$8,365. StunningAbbottphotosofMaine onviewthroughJanuary2004at• AucociscoGalleryonCongress StreetinPortlandareavailableat $1,500 and up. ; ‘

“1 think they are reasonably ; ’ priced,”saysgalleryownerAndres Verzosa,addingthathehopesto keep these 60-plus works, created in j

This is the fourth of July, and like any good novel, the main character is under pressure. There is anticipation, suspense. The composition includes a backliit figure in dark clothing, with everyone else in light clothing. Abbott is the master of formal composition, even with the water. If this were music, it would be rhythmic, with the figure on the board the dark note.

Maineduringthelate1960s,all together.“I’dliketosellthemasasetat averyattractivecosttoanorganization, therebyallowingthemtobeinthe publicdomain.”

Buttantalizingly,youcouldwalkinand bagonerightnow.

Verzosa,whilefocusingprimarilyon contemporaryartistsatAucocisco,also enjoysagrowingcomponentof consignmentworksgiventohiscareby clientswhohavetakennoteofhis successfillstewardships.Recently,for example,hewasinstrumentalinplacing themajorityofGeorgeDaniell’s1930s photos of Monhegan in the Monhegan Museum,PortlandMuseumofArt,and theStateofMainecollection.

Abbott,whodiscoveredphotographer Eugene-AtgetwhileinParisandspenta goodpartofherlifepromotinghislittleknownwork,wouldnodoubtrespect Verzosaforhissteadfastnessandpassion forkeepingherlegacyalive.

BominSpringfield,Ohio,in1898, AbbottstudiedjournalismatOhio State,butavisitin1918toNew York’sGreenwichVillageshowedher anothercalling:sculpture.Asfor photography,sheoncerecalledthatshe didn’tdecidetobeaphotographer,she “justhappenedtofellintoit.”thatwasin Paris,in1925,whereshemetManRay, whowaslookingfor.anassistantwhoknew nothingalxjutphotography.Shefigured shefitthebill.Hernovicestationwas shortlived,however.WithinayearAbbott establishedherownstudioat44medu Bae,withthehelpofpatronssuchas PeggyGuggenheim.Here,aconstellation ofsubjectsincludingJamesJoyce,Eugene Atget,GertrudeStein,AndreGide,Max Ernst,MarcelDuchamp,andothersmet hercapableeye.Itwaschronicling everydaylife,Atget-like,however,that fascinatedher.ReturningtoNew'Yorkin 1929,Abbottembarkedonamissionto documentandpreservethatchanging city,inmuchthewayAtgetapproached Paris.In1935,withthefinancialbacking oftheFederalArtProjectoftheWorks ProgressAdministration,shesetthe photographicworldonfirewiththe publicationofherbook ChangingNew York andasoloexhibitionattheMuseum oftheCityofNew'York.

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Look at those buttons. Those buttons hold the world together. The face is so reassuring. The warmth just jumps off that scarf. This is a person of great spiritual wealth. Talk about your thrifty Yankee. "Maine is a rocky place, but it gives forth these great men and women," wrote Harriet Beecher Stowe. Looking at her, you don't have to wonder where Margaret Chase Smith came from. This is not a snapshot. It's a grand portrait. It says everything about Maine without showing a piece of landscape.

Look closely at this picture and you'll get lost in the pattern, as well as the rich patina, of all of the objects. This is the photo that all Maine coast photographers are trying to take, a master shooting what most people would see when they take their photo of Maine and say, "I've got it." But looking through Berenice Abbott's lens, you see the circles, squares, the Cubism, . the great patterning. She has done this almost effortlessly. Most people I would focus on the object - the bucket - but she is selecting from the world on a grander scale than we're accustomed to seeing. It's the

Welcome to Maine in the 1960s, but its the same Maine we see today. The opera house played a larger role in our communities than it does today. You're looking at a piece of history that's quickly gone by. You can change the car and the sign on the building and wonder what it might say today. A lot of these towns haven't changed very much. Look at the very practical container Maine keeps its opera in. It might as well be a bait box!

but can but the here are the tools of the trade. I identify the lunch box, the buoy, the chair stars in this building like Chrysler building dominates a

Interior of a fisherman's shack. It could be fish guts, paint - I don't know what all the flecks and spatters arephoto of Manhattan. You really get a hint of the working life. This is not a high-contrast picture. It has a nice sense of light, diffused. Look at the vanishing point coming off the table, and the flat of the chair. This really is a street scene.

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than2,000imagesalongthelengthof U.S.Route1,fromFortKent,Maine,to KeyWest,Florida.“WhatIhavedone here,”shesaid,“isreallytheAmerican scene,whichIthinkisimportantto photographbecausetheUnitedStatesis suchachangingcountryandisstill young.Photographycanonlyrepresent thepresent.Oncephotographedthe subjectbecomespartofthepast.”

The work in the show at Aucocisco is inthisvein,withthelensfocused onMaine.TheRoute1project introducedAbbotttoMaine,wherein 1956shepurchasedarundownroadside inninBlanchard,nearMonson,and movedinfulltime10yearslater.Here, underthestars,Abbottcollaboratedwith Mainewriter/artistChenowethHall [partnerofMiriamColwell,whohas consignedthesephotographstoVerzosa], from1954to1967,guzzlingbeers, frequentlyfighting,andproducingA PortraitofMaine. Thephotosconsigned toVerzosawereslatedforthatpublica¬ tion,andmanyofthemdoappearinthe book.Verzosaextollstherarityofthe collection:‘Youveryseldomfindagroup

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Dude,haveyoubeentothemuseumlately? NewaudiencesarcwashingupontheshoresofSaco Museumtocatch“AHistoryofSurfinginMaine,” featuringphotographsbysurfingmaniacEugeneCole (seehis“ConfessionsofaWinterSurfer,”Winterguide 2000),alongwithtimelines,videos,and‘epic’oral histories.AccordingtocoordinatorJenniferRolfs,“the surfing‘community’hasbeenextremelyexcited”about theshow,but“it’salsobroughtinalotofthecurious”‘Hodaddies,’asthetannedonescallthem-“whohave neversurfed.”Everyone'senjoyingthemuseum’sfree ITiursdaynightsurfingmovies.Bebraveandcatcha waveatOldOrchardthiswinter-orpaddleto371 MainStreetinSacothroughJanuary3.283-0684.

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Justbeforeambulancesreachthe emergenes-roomentranceatMercy1lospital. thevtearacrossaone-was’streetheading towardLongfellowSquare.Theintersection isdarkenedbysnowandsprinkledssithstop signs.Itlooksalotlikeanyothercornerin theWestEnd.Butthisunassuming intersectionisonetowatch,foritisherethat WintermeetsSpring.

Eorthepasttwo sears,Molls’Nichols ofLastMachiashas beenthesoleMaine spellerfromMaine tomakeittothe NationalSpelling Bec.W'ecouldn’t haseaskedfora betterambassador.

“Mollsisasen talentedyounglady,” sassElmStreet schoolprincipal Tons’Maker.“She’s showntheother studentsthatit’sokay tobeagoodspeller.”

W'henMolly enteredWashington Acadcmsthisfall, herreputation precededher.“Itwas sortoflikebasinga cclcbritvjoinus,” recallsheadmaster JudsonMcBrinc.

I’oraeelebrits, Molls’isrcmarkablsdowntoearth.Askedaboutthethousandsof wordsshestudiedforthebee,shesays“Iwasabletoincorporate someofthemintoms’socabularv,butif1usedsomeofthe others.I’djustsoundreally,reallyweird."Molly'sfamilyhelped hermaintainasenseofhumoraboutthecompetition.1ler father.GeneNichols,istheself-described“spellingand grammarnut"of11MaineMachias,whereheisaprofessorof music.Ileadmitsthat familymembers“all hasetheselittleget-itrighttendencies,”yet stressesthat“it’spretty relaxedandlosing aroundthehouse.” Molly'stoooldfor spellingbeesnow,but sheremainsinthe spotlightasaharp player,commutingto Portlandforlessons and-souguesseditssinningcompetitions.

“Idon’tthinkpeoplecserbelicscmewhen. 1tellthemwhereIlive,”laughsBradRan,I whogrewupinCapeElizabethandmosedj intothebigbluehouseat60W'interStreet abouttwosearsago.IshesusceptibletosuchromanceatthecornerwhereWintermeets Spring?Notexactlv.W'henaskedifhehasafasoriteseason.Ranreplies.“Ilike summerbecauseit’swarm,butI’dbasetogowithfall,becauseit’sprettyandallthe tourists lease." '

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STILL WATERS WYMAN LAKE andtheburied

townbeneath

BY PAT FRIEDMAN

Wliatdovonmean,'Thereisa townburiedunderWvinan Like’?"asksDepartmentof EmironmentalProtectionIIvdro SupervisorDanaMurch.AUrielsilence risesoverthephone.Ithitsme.Noone knowsofthetownunderwaterexceptits ancestors,andtheenteq^risethatforced themout.

Itgoeslikethis.TheBakerfamilv.with ninekids,touchdownonMoscow, Maine,onenightin1783,setupcamp, andcallit“Bakerstown.”It’slikeEden. Ihenmorepeoplecome.Theseven-mile communitsgrows.Thevwork15-hour davs.establish schools, churches,stores, mills,and industries.

Aboutthetime Maineis becominga state, Bakerstownis TempleSchool incoqroratcd.JustasAtlantisisbelievedto betherealGardenofEden,thisexceptionallvfertileregioniscalledthe“garden oftheKennebecValley,”plunkedalong theriver40milesnorthofWaterville.By 1825thepopulationhits300(therearc 300,000inthewholestate).MostBakcrstownersare21orvounger,andinschool. Thevmakeshowshoeshere,andcanoes. Therearechurchsteeples.Residentslove tohoistafewattwonewhotels.Asthe towngrows,theCivilWarpassesby withoutevenripplingthewater.'Ilie populationcrestsat400.

Then,onedavintheeark1000s,James Kelleher,firstdirectorofCentralMaine Power,looksoutovertheirvillageand

envisionsalakehereinstead.Suddenly abusethefragranceofappleorchardsis thescentoffear.'Iliedevelopmentsthat cometothiswild,spectacularlandwill bogglethemind,causingtheI5()-year-old villagetovanish,likeaYankeeAtlantis.

Thesearsofwaitingare1908to1928, sshileCMPbussuptheland.Some,who hasealssasslivedhere,"havetheirhearts tornrightoutatthethoughtotleasing theirhomes,buthavenoalternative,” writesBelleSpauldingXyc,athirdgenerationresident,in7hisis\\here MotherSatDownIoDie.Iofloodtheir landistofloodtheirpast.CMPdeniesa forcedexodusoccurred,thatasignificant numberofpeoplelisedhere.CMPs newspaper.IheKxciter,acknowledgesno suffering.In1928thepaperstates.

"bloodingthelargearea,necessitatedin thebuildingofthedam.willbeof inconveniencetonone,astherewerefess farmsintheterritoryandallhasebeen boughtbvthepowercompany.”From CMP’sisorstower,sillagersarcaminor forcetocontendwith.Thereisadamto bebuiltandmoneytobemade.

Butatgroundleselpeopleareexcited andterrified.Thebuildingstartsin October1928.Despitetheonsetof theCroatDepression,progressand industrypenetratetheKennebecssilderness.A10-milcpieceofRoute201hasto hikeupitsskirts150 feetontoaridge.Five cemeteriesarc slammedintoone. UnionCemetcn.z\ temporaryrailroad andbridgearebuilt, whileahillis esaporatedand“re¬ constructed.”WMnan isNewEnglands largesthydroelectric desclopment,and Maine'slargest production.Ever.

Newspapershailthestupendoustaskas the“desclopmentofthefutureand greaterprosperitsforMaine.”

Attheheightofconstruction,2,400menmostfromMaine-arcemployed,creating the“temporars"townofDaggetvillc, including300homesandaschool.Dag¬ getsillcisstilltemporarstoday.

Theceaselessactisits'continuesdespite theheavyhandofwinter.Thesite becomesMaine'smostinteresting showplace,luringfarawaysisitors.The nearbstownotMoscow'sIlistorical Socicts-gushes."Couldthetowering

Nowpremieringarare collectionofinvestmentquality tribalrugsfromPersia,Iran, PakistanandAfghanistan. Appealingtotheseasonedrug collectoratattractiveprices.

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mountainsbuttalkthevwouldtellatale ofspeed;how.io25months,whirling eddiesandrapidsaretransformed...into aplaeidlake.”

Thismammothdamis5,200feetlong, withananticipated150-footerestabove water.Pricetag:$15million.The eolossaldamageisdoneandthelake beginstorise,ousting400souls.

Nye,whosegrandfatherwasamongthe firstinthefertilevallev,writes,“Iliein¬ habitantsoftheregionthatisnowunder thewatersotIakeWvmanarenotignor¬ ant,backwardpeoplegapinginfrightand amazement...butintelligent,refined peoplewhoreadthepaper,listentothe radio,andtraxeL”Shemournsthat“for

manypeople-especiallytheelderk-the leave-takingisasadone.”Likethemass migrationfromAtlantis,thevfleein alldirections.

VisionarvWaldoPierce,theartist, takesadvantageofthelake-to-be. Beforethedamisbuilt,calculating theoutflow,hebuildsahouseonahill deepinthewoods.Lvenonescoffsathim. 1xitcr,whenthewalerrisesuptoabout50 feetfromhisdoorstep,thevemvhim.

I'loydIInnnewellholdsoutuntilthe lastminute,"llicnheusesmuchofhis family’soldhousetobuildhisnewone. fireplace,mantles,andgranitestepsare painfullvmovedonebvone.W'aiting untilthelastnight,withthecoldwater knockingonhisdoor,heandhisfamilv sleepunprotectedbyanywallsinthe spacethatwasoncehome.Asthevleave, withthewindblowing,thevsetfireto theirbarn,applehouse,andbuildings.At thelastminute,hiswifeRenaholdsa matchtotheirkitchen.Renalater remembershow“weweresoexcited, untilhomesicknessrushedin,”likethe greatfloodthatburiedAtlantis.

/Xgainsthiswill,Robie1lowesproudlv letshishousebesweptoutintothewaves.

whereitstaysforayearandcanbeseen bobbingalong,lopsidedlvinthelake. Othersjustbowtoeminentdomain. IIonicsliketheGeorgeGordonhome¬ steadsuccumbtothegreatdeluge.

Ilieskv,onceoccupiedbvroofsand steeples,slipsentirelybeneaththewaves. Iliefirstunitgenerateselectricitvon December24.1950.

Nycsavs.“Asonelooksattherivertodav.flowingobedientlvintoitsharness... itishardtovisualizewhatitwaslike before.”I’he14-mile-long.1.5-mile-wide lakeismerelvpartofthescenicview alongRoute201.

Summeraftersummer,wepaddle kavaksacrossthesurfaceoftheemerald jewelaroundthepowerfuldam,exclaim¬ ingoverthehauntingbeautvofthelake thatwasonceBakerstown,obliviousto theworldunderourkeels.

Out of

We’reoftenledtobelievethatart collectingisapracticeforthe wealthy.Soudoneedahealthy bankbalanceifvoursenseofselfrests upontheabilitytowaltz,intoagallery andbinanAlexKatzstraightoffthewall. Butfortherestofus.thereisadynamic, iflittle-known,marketsparklingwith artworkthat’svoursforunder$200. Thecatchisthatthemoneyyousaveis inverselyproportionaltotheenergy you'repreparedtoinvest.AscriticDave Ilickevnotes,ifyou’llbetonthefutureof workthathasnotvetgarneredcritical acclaim,orityou’resimplyinlovewithit anddon’tcarethatitsart-worldstatusis notvetsecure,youcanfindworkfor bargainprices.Ifvonwaituntilanartists reputationisgildedbvher(aiggenhcim retrospective,voumayneedtosellan organtopavforthatsensitivelystrewn pileoldebris.

"Beengagedandvisitstudios,advises photographer!anja1lollandcr.par-

"Classroom," signed photo by Sa Schlotf, Zero Station

"StillUte"(above)and "Ambassador" (left), both acrylic wash on paper availabledirectlyfromartist Michael Waterman. More works are available at Greenhut Galleries.

Out of Pocket

BY CHRIS THOMPSON

Startinganart collectionwithouta trustfund...what

Wereoftenledtobelievethatart collectingisapracticeforthe wealths.Yondoneedahealthy bankbalanceifyoursenseofselfrests upontheabilitytowaltzintoagallery andbuvanAlexKatzstraightoffthewall. Butfortherestofus,thereisadynamic. iflittle-known,marketsparklingwith artworkthat’syoursforunder$200.

Thecatchisthatthemoneyyousaveis inverselyproportionaltotheenergy vou’rcpreparedtoinvest.AscriticDave Ilickevnotes,ifyou’llbetonthefutureof workthathasnotyetgarneredcritical acclaim,orifvou’rcsimplyinlovewithit anddon’tcarethatitsart-worldstatusis notvetsecure,voucanfindworkfor bargainprices.Ifyouwaituntilanartist's reputationisgildedbyherGuggenheim retrospective,voumayneedtosellan organtopavforthatsensitivelystrewn pileofdebris.

“Beengagedandvisitstudios,advises photographerTanja1lollander.par-

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ticularkthoseof"voting artistswhotendtobe constantlybroke.Ialways makedeals,ifsomeone showsrealinterest."

CenterforMaine ContemporaryArtcurator BruceBrownremindsusthat alittleimaginationgoesa longwastowardachiesing productivetransactions,and reducedfundsneednot dampentheentrepreneurial spirit.“Exchangeservicesfor worksofart(cartune-up, nail-polishing,babs-sitting), hesuggests,“oraskfora pasincutplan(perhapsupto $200amonthformore expensiseitems),oresencommissionan artistfriendtomakeaworkfor$200." Assoupatchtogetheracollecting strategs,rememberthatinans investment,inartasinlife.

"bigwings,"oilpastelonpaperbyDianeBlack,at Spindleworks In Brunswick

diversificationiskey.BowdoinCollege Museumof/\rtcuratorAlisonFerris suggestsfrequentingshowsatlocaland regionalartcollegesandalternative spaces.AndBrownre. commends poking throughsidewalkart festivals|where i Michael Waterman wasdiscovered “attendingtheannual 10”x10”exhibitionat theJamesonCallers, orfrequenting exhibitionsinrestau¬ rantslikeLocal188.” Therearealsountold richesavailableon eBay[watchfor sketchesbvCharles i Woodbun. Wall Kuhn, andWalterCriffin belowS2001forthe beginningcollector. Artauctions,sass Ilollander.“area goodplacetoget reallvgoodworkfor cheap.Istickto onesthatareartre¬ lated,soIknowthe moneyisgoing backintotheart communits,like theauctionsatthe MaineCollegeof ArtandPhoto-aCo-Coatthe

♦Maynotbebasedonactualofferingsorsales.Diamondcaratweights(CT.)representstheapproximatetotalweight (T.W.)ofalldiamondsineachsettingunlessnotedanddiamondtotalweightsmayvan.between.01and.08carat. Merchandiseenlargedtoshowdetail.

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Inarecentauction,Kennebunk’sJ.J. KeatingAuctionCompanysoldaRem¬ brandtetchingforunder$100.J.J. KeatingpartnerRichKeatingexplains thatwhileunderamcircumstancesa Rembrandtforthispriceisasteal,the conditionofanobjectisascrucialtocost asthenameoftheartistwhomadeit.1lis wordsofadviceforbeginnersintheart marketisthat“nomatterhowmuchvon spend,it’sstillamatterofpavinghardearnedmoney.Ifyou’rebuyingart,you wanttobeabletoappreciateit.Itsvalue mightappreciate,butif1can’tappreciate itevervdavitdoesn'thavemuchvaluefor me.Ifvondon’tlikethearttoday,you won'tlikeitwhenyouhangitup.It’slike apairofdungarees.Ifitdoesn’tfittodav, vouprobablvwon’tlikethefittomorrow." Thosewhoimaginethataffordabilitv doesn'tfittheaimsofcommercial galleriesmighttakeacloserlook.Chris WliitcofC.W.WTiteCallennotesthat “mostgalleriesinMainethat1knowof arehappvtoshowandofferworksthat "DeathoftheVirgin,"anetchingbyRembrandt(withthe artist peeking around the curtain at right), was snapped upforjust$60atJ.J.KeatingAuctionCo.

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We’refromSomalia,Nigeria,Afghanistan, India,Libya,Iraq,Iran,yonnameit.Butdo youknowwhat?We’refromhere.

Firstofall,Islamisnot'new’toMaine,”saysJamarNor,47,a localSomali-American.Muslimwhoteacheschildren's classesattheBrackettStreetMosque.‘Acommonmis¬ understandingisthatIslam'arrived'inMainewiththemost recentwaveofimmigrants,"saysDawudUmmah.“Actually, webcBeenhereforquitesometime.”Ummahservesasan imam -leader,teacher,advisor-forthesmallcommunityof PortlandMuslimsdescendedfromAfricanslaves.1Ie'salsoa maintenanceworkerfortheCityofPortland.Ummah,47,/ savshisgroupsometimesmeetsinprivatehomesinan/ attempttopreservetheiruniquehistory,buttheyalsopray withthegreaterMuslimcommunityatthemosqueon BrackettStreet.

Ascarlvas1915,Turkishand/Albanianimmigrantsare saidtohavecreatedoneofthefirstmosquesintheUnited States,inthePepperellCountingIlouseinBiddeford, accordingtoImagesofAmerica,byCharlesButler,Jr.Mostof theworshipersweremenwhocametoworkinthefactories, facingcastatdesignatedtimestoprayacrossthesea.Today,no mosqueexistsinBiddeford,butasectionofWestStreet CemetervwiththestonesfacingMeccastandsastestimonyto thepresenceoftheseearlyMuslimgroundbreakers.

Laterinthe20thcentury,anothergroundbreakingMuslim wonaworldtitleinatownthatnowhasathrivingmosqueand alarge,activeMuslimcommunity.“IlercinMaine,people tendtoforgetMuhammadAliwonhistitleinLewiston[see “102SecondsinLewiston,"interviewwithAli,POHTl.WD M.XCMIM:. PebruanAlarch2002],”Ummahsays.

“Thefirstthing1wishPortlanderswouldunderstandis,notall Aluslimsarcimmigrants,”hesays.“When1gotoworshipasa MusliminPortland.Ibecomeaworldcitizen.Imeetpeople fromSomalia,/Afghanistan,Pakistan.Libya,Iraq,Iran,you nameit.Butinspiteofourdifferences,wearcal!‘fromhere, too-welivehere,lovehere,andworshiphere.”

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Nor,wholoves.MainethewavUmmah does,believesthefastestwavtodemystify Islamhereisthroughdirectandfriendly discourse:“Questionsopenthedoor.”

HabibSatedisa23-xear-oldMuslim fromAfghanistanwholivesinPortland andworksatIdexx.IIecracksthe‘door’ openabitfurtherwhenhesavs,“Askwhv wcfast.Askaboutthedeeperreasons behindallofthethingswedo.Askabout wlivweprav.”

Askwhere:theBrackettStreetmosque. \\arrenAvenuemosque,I,ewiston mosque,theMuslimstudent organizationatUMaineOrono.

AskhowmamMuslimstherearein Portlandalone:"Atleastseveral thousand,”savsRachelTalbotRossofthe citvmanager’soffice.

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tenetsofIslamiclaw:“Istillfinditdifficult topravfivetimesdaily,”Sayedsavs.Mus¬ limsaresupposedtowashtheirhands,face, andfeetbeforepraying,andsometimes that'shardtodoatwork."1trvtoasmuch as1can,especiallyduringRamadan.'Hien foramonthwefastfromdawnuntildusk. Itisatimeofpurifyingyourself.”

So,howdoesSayedviewtheChristmas and1lannukahcelebrationsthatassault allofusatthistimeofyear?1Iesaysit’sa bigholiday,likeEid,celebratedbv MuslimsafterthemonthofRamadan ends.“Weprayatthemosqueinthe morning,visitwithrelativesandfriends.

There’slotsoffood.

Saved'sfamilvmovedtoPortland fromAfghanistanin1992“whenI wasjust13.Itwasatotalculture shock.Iwassurprisedtoseewomen wearingskirtsandshortsandbikinisat thebeachbecauseinAfghanistan womenarcmostlvcoxcred,butvouget adjustedtoit.”Ilespenteighthgradeat KingMiddleSchoolandthengraduated fromPortlandIlighSchoolwherehe playedsoccerallfouryears.Ilealso playedvarsihincollege,andnowplays inamen’sleague-hisoutdoorteamis

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TheForeigners.Beingateenagerin Portlandpreparedhimfortheexperience ofbeingtheonlyMuslimstudentatthe 1,200-studentCatholicCollegeofAnna MariainWorcester.Massachusetts,where hemajoredinbusinessadministration, concentratingonmanagementinfor¬ mationsystems.“Itwasnotthatdifficult;I

"NotallMuslims areSomalis."

wasalreadyadjustedtoAmericansociety-.I evengaveapresentationonIslaminmy WorldReligionsclass.”

“Miss/\yvralla.MissAsyralla!" Teenagerstrvtogettheattentionof AyvrallaIlashiWldus,33,assheyvalks thehallsofPortland1lighSchool.IlashiAldus.alanguagefacilitatoratPortland 1lighSchool,isdivorcedyvithtwo childrenages7and12.yvasbornin Somalia,andnoyvlivesinPortland. “PortlandIlighhasahvaysmade accommodationsforus.During Ramadan,theyreserveaquietplacefor Muslimstogosoyvedon’thavetogoto thecafeteria.”Since.Muslimsfastduring Ramadan,prayingsomeplaceotherthan thecafeteriaseemslogical.“'Flicschool districtsinsouthernMainearcreally goodaboutbeingsensitivetoMuslims."

“They[thestudents]pullmein differentdirectionsallthetime,"she laughs.IlashiWldustranslatesSomali andArabicduringclassesforasmanyas 100foreign-bornstudents.

"Askwhywefast. Askaboutwhy wepray."

“Ihave‘acculturatcd.’IhavemySomali culturebuthavetakenonz\mcrican styles.”1Iashi-z\lduslovesturquoiseand yyearsfivedifferentpiecesofjeyvelryyvith thegem.WearingPortlandIligh’sblue andyvhitcinherdrcss-and-scarf combinationforaschoolpeprally, 1lashi-Aldussays,“Thebestistofinda balance.Oneshouldkeepone'soyvn culturebuttakethegoodthingsfrom yourncyvenvironment.You'vegotto choosethegoodaspectsofthetyvo differentcultures.It'shardforteenagers. Eithertheycompletelyabandontheir heritageandcustomsorcompletelyshy-

awayfromthenew.”

Hashi-Aldusisfromthetownof IlargcisainnorthernSomalia,in theareaknownasSomaliland. ShecametotheUnitedStatesona studentvisatoConnecticut1988.She leftbeforethewarstartedinSomalia, livinginIndiafortwosearsandKgvptfor eightyearsbeforeimmigratingto thiscountry.

1lashi-Aldusisconcernedabouthow thenextgenerationwillkeepthe languageandculturealive."Ournative

Pleasedon'tthink oppressallMuslimswomen.

languagesarcindanger.Alienthe childrengetheretheirlivesarc suspended,thereisnolanguagegrowth. That’swhy1wishwehadnativelanguage classes.Theseteenagerswillthrivein theirnewenvironmentiftheyarcmore sophisticatedintheirnativelanguage." DidSayedexperienceam-ofthese culturaladjustmentproblems?IIcsass hewassuccessfulatresistingthe temptationsofteenageandcollege drinkingbecauseofhisreligion,buthe neverhasaproblemwithhisfriends drinkingaroundhim,eventhoughin collegeeveryonedrankaroundhim."It’s

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notmvlife.Icannottellthemwhatto do.”Savedalsodoesnoteatporkor seafood.Nolobster?“Muslimsdon’teat pork.Ipersonallydon'teatseafood. Beliefsaboutfoodchangealittlefrom grouptogroup."WliilehewasinMaine. Muhammed\liconspicuouslyrefusedto eatlobsterbecauseofhisreligiousbeliefs. Severalmarkets,includingAmei 1lalaalonSt.JohnStreetandKenya Rcstaurant/DiscountGroceryStoreat30 WashingtonAvenueinPortlandprovide halal,orlawfulmeat,andotherfoodsas wellasbeautifulscarvesfromalloverthe world.Otherssellthescarvesfrom theirhomes.

That"allMuslimsoppresswomenisa commonmisunderstanding.Ihehijab. ortraditionalheaddress,Muslimwomen wearmakesthosewhowearitvisibleand hasbecomecontroversial among some Muslim com¬ munities.“Mysistersdon’t covertheirhair,"Sayed savs,because“theyarestill voting.”IIethinkstheywill starttowearthehijabwhen thevarcoldenough,even

"Questionsopenthedoor."

How do Muslims pray?

At the Brackett Street Mosque, men and wo¬ men pray in separate rooms divided by a cur¬ taininthedoorway.Bothgroupscanhearthe Imam reading from the Quran, and they all face Mecca [across downtown Portland], All Muslims are supposed to wash their hands, feet,andface-anablutiontopurifythem beforeprayer.

HowdochildrenlearntheQuran?

ChildrenattendMadarassa,orIslamicschool, attheBrackettStreetMosquewhere,nomatter whattheirnativelanguageis,theylearntoread andwriteArabicsotheycanreadtheQuran. TheyalsolearnMuslimhistory,geography, prayer,andbehavior.

Aretherefoodrestrictions?

Muslimsareforbiddenfromeatingporkor drinkingalcohol.Seafoodseemstobea personalchoice.AccordingtoAzizelMadiof UMaineOronoandFarmingtion,theydonoteat animalswhichdisplayexcessivelyaggressive behavior-forexample,lionsorsharksbecausetheydonotwanttoacquirethese behaviorsfromthemeat.Pigsareviewedas ‘dirty’animalswholiveinanunclean environmentandeatuncleanfood,soMuslims donotwanttoingesttheirmeat.

Halalismeatthat’sbeenlawfullyslaugh¬ teredandbutchered.AnyMuslimcandoit,as longasheorsheusesasharpknifeanddoes

notcausestresstotheanimal.Theyac¬ knowledgethe“sacrificeforthesakeofGod," accordingtoelMadi.

SinceaMuslim“commitshimselftothe commands of God," and drinking alcohol may resultinuncontrolledbehavior,thereisa prohibitionondrinking.AzizelMadisays.“A personcanloseconsciousness,becomeviolent, aggressive,notbehavewell."

WhatisthepurposeofRamadan?

El Madi says Ramadan allows Muslims to “be freefromtheirowndesires,toexerciseself¬ control.Ifwetakethingsforgranted,howcan we appreciate what we've got? We learn how thepoorfeel,andthenwecanhelpthem.From sunrisetosunset,weeatnofood,abstainfrom sex,donotargue.Thishelpstosolvedefectsin our manner; we improve ourselves, become a betterperson.”

DoMuslimshaveacelebrationlikeChristmas? Eidisthebigfamilyholidaycelebratedafter the month of Ramadan - pray at the mosque andhavebreakfastinthemorning,thenspend timewithfamily,fn'ends,andfood,includingan exchangeofgifts.ElMadisays,“Ramadanis likeadearfriendwhohelpsyoucontrolyourself, helpsyoubeabetterperson.Then,whenyour ‘friend’leaves,youfeelsad,soyouaresur¬ roundedbyyourfn'endsandfamilyatEidtohelp youfeelhappyagain."

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“1'ormanvWesternerssomeMuslim countriesarejudgedbvwhetherwomen wearthehijabsbut[it’snotthatcasy|. OneofthemostbrutaldictatorsinIran, ShahRezaPahlcvi,madeitillegalfor womentowear[hijab]"sawsWells Stalcv-Mavs,55,aformerUnitarianUniversalistwhoconvertedtoIslamthree yearsago.AvolunteeratPeaceAction Maine,Stalcv-Mavsworksatthenon¬ profitagenevIngraham.

InearlyIslamtherewasequalitywithin themosque.Nowmanvmosques separatewomenandmenbyroomsor ondifferentsidesofthesameroom. 1lashi-Aldussays,“Wearinghijabisa personalchoiceofmine.Islamrequires allpeopletobemodest,1onmustre¬ spectyourselfandothers.Somepeople aremoreextreme.Ihavenotexper¬ ienceddiscrimination[fromwearing hijab]personally,butsomeofmyfriends have.”Shehasheardofpeopleshouting atMuslims,“Gobacktoyourcountry,” andlastvearafamilysheknowswas shoppingatIiannafordwhensomeone knockeddowntheirgrocerycart.

‘Abigmisconception[aboutlslam|is thatwomenarenotfree.Alotofpeople thinkthat,”saysIlashi-Aldus.“Agreat dealoftheQurantalksaboutwomen’s equality,rightsforwomentoownand

Pleasedon'tthink Muslimwomen aren'tfree.

sellpropertv.Manvpeoplethinkthat Muslimwomenareoppressed,not educated.TheQuranencouragespeople nottobeignorant.IlieQuranencour¬ agesallpeopletobeeducated.”IlashiAldusfeelsthataMuslimmustlearn Arabicsothatheorshecaninterpretthe Quraninitsoriginallanguage.

Stalcv-Mavssharesthispro-woman interpretationoftheQuran.“Theproph¬ etMohammedthroughrevelationstalked aboutprotectingwomen’spropertyrights 1,300yearsbeforeBritainandthe UnitedStates.

“Since9-11Islamisseenasnegative wheninfacttheword‘Islam’means

peace.Islamisassociatedwithterrorism andthemediaisresponsibleforthat.That's whatworriesme.Therearefanaticsin evenfaith.”Ilashi-Aldusaddresseshow politicizedIslamliasbecomeforcertain groupsintheworld."After9-11people changedinthiseountrv.Mainstream Americansarcnotassure;everybody's cautious,andpeople’sattitudestowardme havechanged.Itsaweird,terriblefeeling."

Ilashi-Aldusisnomoreconcerned aboutherchildren'ssafetvthananv otherparent."IdonotjudgeandIdo notwanttobejudged.TheQuransays i,akumdiinakumwaliyadiini.which meansIhavemvbeliefsandvouyours," 1lashi-Aldussavsofthemisunderstand¬ ingsthatdooccuraboutMuslims."I wouldratherhavepeopleaskmeques¬ tionsthanassume.”

Ummahforhispartfeelstheinsultshe suffershavemoretodowithhisbeing African-AmericanthanbeingMuslim. "I'mwalkingdownthestreetonedav andsomeoneveilsfromacar,'Goback toAfrica.’I’mfromGleveland,not Africa.Isav.'Pleasedon'tmakemego backtoGleveland.’"

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BiddefordCityTheaterpresents Maine'sownPhilRichSwingBand foroneperformanceonlv,February8 at2p.m.LedbytrumpeterPhilRich, thebandisa13-picccensemblethat hassizzledwithclassicbigbandand high-energyswingtunesthroughout NewEnglandareasince1993.Big bandlosersareguaranteedashotof Glenn Miller, Benm Goodman and CountBasic.Yoncan'ttakethezATraintoarriveatthisgig.butitmight truhbefuntoarriveonthe Downcastcr!Call282-0849fortickets totheshow.

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STORY AND PHOTOS

Christmas DreamsbyCross

galleries

Abbe.Museum.BarHarbor.Exhibitsthrough Decemberinclude"LayersofTime:75Yearsof ArchaeologyattheAbbeMuseum"and"The BasketRoom:TheAnneMolloyHowells Collection."288-3519.

AucociscoGallery.6I5ACongressStreetandat theEastlandParkHotel.Portland.Photographsby BereniceAbbotfromA PortraitofMaine areon viewthroughDecember.874-2060 orwww.aucocisco.com.

BowdoinCollegeMuseumofArt,Brunswick. Housedinalandmark1894building,ongoing exhibitsinclude"ArtandLifeintheAncient Mediterranean.""AmericanMurals."and"Asian Art."allfromthepermanentcollections.Open TuesdaythroughSunday.725-3275 orwww.bowdoin.edu

CenterforMaineContemporaryArt.162Russell Avenue.Rockport.Continuingexhibitsinclude "MaineSeen,"alandscapeexhibition:"Richard VanBuren:SpiritMold";and"PaulCaponigro:A RendezvouswithColor."236-2875 orwww.artsmaine.org

ColbyCollegeMuseumofArt.Waterville."Jun Nguyen-Hatsushiba:MemorialProjectVietnam" continuesandtheMaineCraftsAssociation20th AnniversaryExhibitionopensDecember7.8723228orwww.colby.edu/museum

Farnsworth.MuseumofArt.MainStreet. Rockland.Currentexhibitsinclude"WinslowHomerTheIllustrator.”"ClaraNeptuneKeczer:A LegacyofPassamaquoddyBasketMaking,"and "AndrewWyeth:FallandWinterExhibition."5966457orwww.farnsworthmuseum.org.

JuneFitzpatrickGallery.112HighStreetand522 CongressStreet.Portland.Stonewarepotsby SequoiaMillerarefeaturedthroughDecember20. and"FindingGrace."photographsbyLiamVan Loenen.showsattheMECAgalleryfrom December5to20..772-1961 orrrMrr.junefitzpatrickgallery.com.

ForeStreetGallery.372ForeStreet.Portland. "NewWorkbyPaulBlack"isonexhibit throughDecember.874-8084 orrrrrrr.forestreetgallery.com.

GaleyrieFineArt.TheShopsatFalmouthVillage. 240U.SRouteOne.Falmouth.HolidayShowfeaturingworksbyVeronicaBenning.Glen Gunderson.JohnKelley.LouisOuzer.Estelle RobergecontinuesthroughJanuary.781-3555.

GreenhutGallery.146MiddleStreet.Portland TheNinthAnnualHolidayExhibitionisonrlew fromDecember4to27rrithareceptiontomeetthe artistsonDecember13fromIto4p.m.772-2693. orrrrrrr.greenhutgalleries.com

HayGallery.594CongressStreet.Portland.Artists

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GLAZEWARE POT BY SEQUOIA MILLER. WHO GREW UP IN PORTLAND AND CURRENTLY LIVES IN WASHINGTON STATE, AT THE JUNE FITZPATRICK GALLERY. THROUGH DECEMBER 20. JeffBadge,RachaelEastman,Mars'B.Harrington. LaurenFensterstock.LisaPixley.Dorothy Glendinning.JackMontgomery.DonOgier.Nance Parker.TimMcCreight,TinaRath,andJohn LeBlancexhibitworksonthethemeofcomplete andutterself-indulgence.773-2513 orw.haygallerv.com

InstituteofContemporaryArtatMaineCollege ofArt.522CongressStreet.Portland.MECA's "Alumni/aeExhibition"continuesthrough December14.879-5742orwww.inccu.edu

MuseumofAfricanTribalArt.122SpringStreet. Portland."TheSpiritsofIgbos"isacollectionof sub-SaharanAfricanartandhistoryobjects. Admissiontothegalleryisfree.871-7188 orafricantribahutmuseimi.org.

PortlandMuseumofArt.7CongressSquare. Portland.Currentexhibitsinclude"ASolitudeof Space:ThePaintingsofThomasCrotty."through January4:"Treasures:20YearsofCollectingatthe PMA”throughJanuary25:"30YearsofMagic: BehindtheScenesatPortlandStageCompany" throughFebruary'22:and"RowerPaintingsfrom theCollection."throughMay31.Admissionisfree Fridayevenings.773-ARTS.(800)639-4067or www,|>ortlandmuseum.com

MaineMaritimeMuseum.243WashingtonStreet. calendar

207.780M00F(9663)•www.toaritnroll.con

Bath.Currentexhibitsinclude"ThePortlandGale: StormofInfamy"and"AMaritimeHistoryof Maine."443-1316 orwww.bathniainc.com/prognuns.nsp.

MaineStateMuseum,87StateHouseStation, Augusta.Currentshowsinclude“2(X)Yearsof Mainel-umilure"and"HistoricHagsand Banners."287-2304.

TheMaineWomenWritersCollection. WestbrookCollegeCampus.UniversityofNew England.StevensAvenue,Portland.Thisspecial collectionofliterary,cultural,andsocialhistory sourcesbyandaboutwomenauthorsisopentothe publicbyappointment.797-7688.ext.4324.

SacoMuseum.371MainStreet.Saco.“40Yearsof SurfinginMaine."bysurferandphotographer EugeneCole,runsthroughJanuary3.283-3861.

SaltGallery,ExchangeStreet.Portland.'Hie StudentShowopensDecember19.761-0660or www.siilt.edu/gnlleiy.html

SteinGallery,195MiddleStreet.Portland.Stein's fifthannualjewelryshowrunsthroughDecember 31.772-9072orwww.steinglass.com.

UniversityofMaineMuseumofArt.401larlow Street.Bangor.Theexhibits"JohnMarin'sMaine." "HollywoodIcons.LocalDemons."byMark Anthony,and“JonathanBailey:SeeingBangor." continuethroughJanuary17.561-3350.

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ZeroStation.AndersonStreet.Portland."Zero Portfolio"continuesatZeroStation'swebsiteand inHat-filesatthegallery."EgoStation"continues throughDecember.347-7000 www.zerostation.com.

12/5-Hartford 7:05 PM • 12/6-Springfield 7:05 PM • 12/19-Springfield 7:05 PM 12/20-Providence 7:05 PM • 12/27-Providence 7:05 PM 12/28-Albany 4:05 PM • 12/31-Worcester 5:05 PM

ThePortlandPlayers.120CottageRoad.South Portland.The73rdseasoncontinueswith performances ofAnythingGoes. January23to February8.799-7337.

PenobscotTheaterCompany,183MainStreet. Bangor.PerformancesofA ChristmasCarol run fromDecember15to23.947-6618 orwww.penohscottheatre.org

PortlandStageCompany.PortkindPerforming ArtsCenter.25AForestAvenue.Portland.The company's30thanniversaryseasoncontinueswith /I ChristmasCarol, throughDecember24.7740465orwww.portlandstage.com.

ThePublicTheatre,IwoGreatFallsPlaza. Auburn. Martin'sRoom, byScottMcPherson. showsfromJanuary30toFebruary8.782-3200or www.thepublictheatre.org.

UniversityofMaine.MainStage.RussellHall.37 CollegeAvenue.Gorham.Twooriginalstudent works. Ghosting and Goin’toGracelantl. are performedattheSt.LawrenceArtsandCommunity Center.76CongressStreet.Portland,through December13.780-5151

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CumberlandCountyCivicCenter,Portland.The ReturnoftheTrans-SiberianOrchestraisscheduled forDecember30.775-3458.775-3331or www.ticketmaster.comorwwn.cc.com.

BayChamberConcerts.RockportOperaHouse. Rockport.TheWaverlyConsortpresents The ChristmasStory December11attheCamdenOpera House.236-2823or www.haychamberconcerts.org.

FriendsoftheKotzschmarMemorialOrgan (FOKO).MerrillAuditorium.20MyrtleStreet. Portland.Theannual ChristmaswithCornils concertDecember23at7:30p.m.alsoincludes performancesbytheParishRingers,theKotzschmar FestivalBrass,andbaritoneDasidCushing.PortTix 842-0800.FOKOat883-9525orwww.foko.org.

MerrillAuditorium.20MyrtleStreet.Portland. MaineStateBallet's Nutcracker showsfrom December5to7:PortlandSymphonyOrchestra's TheMagicofChristinas isperformedfrom December12to21:PortlandBalletperforms The VictorianNutcracker onDecember17.842-0800 orwww.porttix.com.

OratorialChorale.Brunswick.TheChorale continuesits30thconcertseasonwithperformances calendar

ofDebussy's TrotsChoenrs. Ravel’s Trois Chansons. Argento's PeterQuinceattheClavier andGounod's Gallia onFebruary28attheUnited ChurchofChristinBathandonFebruary’29at SacredHeartChurchinYarmouth.725-1420or oratoriochorttlc.org.

I’CAGreatPerformances.MerrillAuditorium. Portland.PiotrAnderszcwski.pianistextraordinaire, appearsonJanuary15.842-0800or www.pcagreatperf.com

PortlandConservatoryofMusic.Portland. PCMcontinuesitsNoondayConcertsseries attheFirstParishChurchwithChristina Astrachanandfriends.December11;a Sing-alongwithRobertRussellandChoral ArtsmembersisonDecember18. 775-3356.www.portlandconservatory.net

PortlandStringQuartet.WoodfordsChurch. Portland.ThequartetperformsworksbyHaydn. AmyBeach,andErnestBlochwithguestartist VirginiaEskinonDecember7.761-1522 orwww.portlandstringquartet.org.

PortlandSymphonyOrchestra.Merrill Auditorium.Portland.PSOpresents TheMagicof Christmas DecemberIIto21;continuingseries includeClassicalTuesdays.ClassicalSundays,and America'sPops.773-6128 orwww.portlandsymphony.com.

St.LawrenceArtsCenter,76CongressStreet. Portland.December'sconcertsintheParishHall theaterincludeCarolNoonanChristmasConcert. December17;RebeccaWingWinterSolstice Concert.December18and19;andDebraFriouand JuliaLaneinaYuletideCelticHaipConcert. December20.775-5568 orwww.stlawrencearts.org

UniversityofMaineSchoolofMusic.Portland. Maine.Performanceschangedaily,socallorsisit thewebsitefordetails.780-5555or www.music@usm.maine.edu/music. NarrowGaugeRailroad.IndiaStreet.Portland.A rideonthenostalgicNarrowGaugeRailroadtrain includesaspectacularholidaylightevent,witha 100-foottunnelandover200lighteddisplays.For information,call842-1808.

PortlandMuseumofArt.Portland.Enjoyparlor musicbytwilightandWintcrludeGallerytalkson December6.13.and20.andtheWintcrludeFamily FestivalDecember13.775-6148.

VictoriaMansion.109DanforthStreet.Portland. ChristmasatVictoriaMansioncelebratesits 18thyearwitha19thCenturyNewOrleans ChristmasCelebration,throughDecember31. Formoreinformation,call772-4841or visitwww.victoriamansion.org

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HistoricalSociety.CongressStreet.Portland. "SimpleVariations:AHolidayQuiltingPartyatthe LongfellowHouse.”includinghousetours, children'sactivities,andaholidayb<x>kfair,runs throughDecember30.

ChristmasbytheSea,Ogunquit.Throughoutthe town.celebratetheseasonwithtreelightings, caroling,bonfiresonthebeach,andaholiday bazaar,December12to14.646-2939.

ChristmasPrelude.Kennebunkport.The22nd annualholidayfestivalrunsfortwoweekends. December4-7andDecember12-14.Complete schedule:www.christmtisprelude.com.Callthe ChamberofCommerceat967-0S57.

FestivalofLights.York.Theall-daycelebration includescraftfairs,openhousecelebrations, caroling,andaparadelitupinholidayspiritat4:30 p.m.Aftertheparade,enjoychurchsuppers, carolinggroups,concerts.SantaClausandmore. December6.363-4974.

Freeport'sAnnualSparkleWeekend.Freeport. MainStreetMagicParadeofLights,carolers, talkingChristmastree.Santa,horse-drawn carriagerides.HollyTrolley.December5to 13.865-1212.

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Theysitinthehospitalparkinglotfor amoment,soTorncanfinishhis cigarette,theonehe’s“permitted” eachday.HiswifeJeannie,anervous womanwithshaq>,bird-likefeatures, watcheshimuneasily.Outside,thefalling snowmakesasoftwhisperingsoundasit collectsontheroofofthecar.It’soneof thoselatewinterstormsthatcatchpeople unawares,afinalactofadesperate season.Thoughthey’vebeenhereonlya fewminutes,snowalreadycoversthe windshield,turningtheinsideofthecar darkandstill.Sittingthere,listeningto thesnow,Tomisremindedofsomething hecan’tquiteputhisfingeron.Hetries torecallwhatitwasbutfinallygivesup andtosseshiscigaretteoutthewindow.

“Well,”hesays,“let’sgetthisshowon theroad.”

1liswiferestsafeather}-handonhis sleeve.“Benice,Tom.OK?”

“Whatthehell’sthatsupposed tomean?”

“Please.l*ormysake.”

Inthelobby,the}-tellthereceptionist they’vecometoseetheirson,Richard. Whiletheywait,Jeannieasks,“You oka}-,dear?”

1Iefeelsspentnotonlybythetwo-hour tripdownfromMillinocketbutbythe prospectofthisvisit.Yethesawsonly, “I’mfine.”Nousebelly-aching,he figures.z\foremaninthemills,Tom

Butlernevertookasickdayinthirty¬ sevenyears.Someguyswouldcallinwith ahangnail.Nothim.Notuntilhegot sick,thatis.

Afterashortwait,aslenderyoung womaninabrightyellowpantsuit appears.She’snotthecrankyoldbattle¬ axethey’vehadonearliervisits,theone Torncalled“MissPersonality.”

“Hello,”shegreetsthem,bubblyasa cmiscdirector.“I’mNurseKirchoff. Richardhastoldmesomuchaboutvou.” Tomfindsthathardtobelieve.Theirson usuallydoesn’thavetwowordstosay whentheyvisit.

Asthe}-walktowardthevisitors’lounge, thetwowomenfalltochatting,aboutthe snow,aboutshovelingandchapped handsandfrozenpipes-theusualMaine banter.ThenNurseKirchoffstoneturns serious.“I’mafraidIhavesome badnews.”

“Oh,no!”sighsJeannie,ahand flutteringtoherpinchedmouth.

“Richardhadanotheraltercationwitha patient.Hehadtoberestrained.”

Thenursediscussestheincident,how they’vehadtochangeRichard’smeds, takeawaycertainprivileges.Theusual.

Jeanniehangsoneachword.Thereports theyreceiveonRichardspeakofprogress followedbysetbacks,oftheever-changing namesofdoctorsandsocialworkers,the varyingmedicationsandtreatment protocols.Tomhardlypaysitanymind, butJeanniesiftsthroughitlookingfor goodnews.

Yousee,despitetheirsonhavingbeen inandoutofERsandpsychwardsfor years,Jeannie’sneverreallyfacedthefact Richardisschizophrenicandwill probablyalwaysbesick.UnlikeTom,she doesn’tdowellwithbadnews.Andshe hasn’tdoneanybetterwiththemore recentnewsaboutTomcither.IIc’dhad acoughthatwouldn’tgoaway,andwhen Jeanniewasfinal!}abletogethimtogo tothedoctor,the}foundthecancer. Moretestsrevealedithadalready metastasizedtootherorgans.Inoperable, the}-said.Hewastoldhisonlychance wastoundergoradiationtreatment,and eventhentheprognosiswasn’tpromising. Hethoughtofjustsayingthehellwithit, livingoutwhattimeremained,smoking hisbrainsout,haringsomefun,butthere wasJeannietoconsider.1Iehadtogive hersomethingtoholdonto.Sohewent

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alongwithit,severalmonthsofpurehell. TTicysuspendedthetreatmentsinorder forhimtoregainhisstrength.Uis physician,Dr.Wells,ataciturnmanwith toomuchforehead,is“guardedly optimistic”-whateverthehellthat means.Jeannie,evertheunguarded optimist,thinksthatTomis,asshelikes toputit,“outofthewoods.”Tomdoesn’t feeloutofthewoods.

'1’hisvisitwasheridea.WithTomin thehospitalandthentooweaktotravel, theyhadn’tbeendowntoseetheirson formonths.Jeanniehatestodrivelong distancesbyherself.Itmakeshertoo nervous.Andshedidn’tthinkthey shouldbreakthenewstoRichardina letter.Shethoughttheyshouldtellhim facetoface,reassurehimtherewasn’t anythingtoworryabout.YetTom suspectsanothermotive,oneJeannie won’tevenadmittoherself.Alast attemptatreconciliationbetweenfather andson.

“Hewasworriedyouwouldn’tmakeit,” thenursesaysastheyenterthe visitors’room.

“What?”Jeannieasks.

“Onaccountofthesnow.” “Oh,right.”

Theroomisfurnishedwithmetal foldingchairsandcafeteriatables,and againstthewallsseveralsaggingcouches thatappearasifthey’reonthorazine,too. Atoneendagroupofpatientssits passivelywatchingagameshow,while nearbytwomen,'Pom’sage,playsome sortofboardgame.Otherpatientsare scatteredhereandtherelikeextrasina movieaboutamentalinstitution.Ittakes Tomamomenttopickhissonout. Richard’sseatedoffbyhimselfona couch,headdown,hishandsonhislap. WhatthrewTomisthebeard,along scruffypatchofhairhangingfromhis face.Thereisevensomegraymixedinit, whichsurprisesTom.Onlyyesterdayit seemedRichardwasadowny-facedboy.

“Richard,lookwho’shere,”thenurse says.Theirsonlooksupbriefly,grunts somethingthatcouldbe“hi,”thengoes backtostudyinghishandsasifthe}'were sacredtexts.“Well,haveanicevisit,” offersthenurse,leavingthemtodeal withRichardalone.

“He’sgrownabeard,Tom!”Jeannie

cries,almostexultant.

“I’mnotblind,”saysTom.

“Itmakeshimlook...”butJeannie pauses,unsurewhatthebearddocsfor herson.“What’sitmakehimlook like,Tom?”

“OneoftheSmithbrothers,”hereplies, deadpan,andthencoughs.

Uiswifestaresathim,confused,and thendecideshe’skidding.Shesitsnextto herson.“Doyoulikeit,Richard?”

“Sortof,”hesays,notlookingup.

“Well,it’lltakeussomegettingused to,”Jeannieadds,glancingatTomfor help.Finally,sheleansoverandgivesher sonahugandakiss,whichheaccepts withindifference.

“How’sitgoing,Sport?”Tomasks. That’swhathe’salwayscalledhisson, Sport,despitethefactheneversomuch aspickedupaball.

Richardpurseshismouthinanswer.

“Youlookwonderful,honey.Evenwith thisthing,”saysJeannie,tuggingonhis new'beard.

“Ma-aa,”Richardprotests.

“Doesn’thelookgood,Tom?”

“Likeamillionbucks."

’lorn,though,thinksRichardlookslike healwaysdoes:likehell.Somehomeless personyoumightsecunderahighway overpass.Slack-jawed,hishairunwashed anduncombed,hiseyesglass}'and unfocused-orrather,focusedon somethingonlyhesees.Oddly,hisson looksbotholderandyoungerthanhis thirty-oneyears:boyishfeatures,anold man’sholloweyesandteethdarkened fromneglect.Acollageof abandonedhope.

“Here,”saysJeannie,handingRichard thepaperbagofthingstheybrought.

Heacceptsthebagbutplacesit unopenedonthecouchbesidehim.

“Whydon’tyoulook,hone}’?”

“Liter,Ma.”

“Ithink1gotevciythingyouwroteme,” Jeannieinsists.

“1’11looklater,”hesayssullenly.

“Ofcourse,honey,”Jeanniereplies, trying,asalways,toplacate,nottoupset herbaby.Shewantsthisvisittobenice.

Tompullsupafoldingchairand plunkshimselfdown,hislegsalmost givingout.Theytalkforawhile,thatis, Jeanniedoes,keepingtheconversation

goingalmostsingle-handedly.Chattering abouthome,theirolddogGus,Richard’s siblings.Shetalkslouderthannecessary, asiftheirson’sproblemiswithhis hearingandnotwithhismind.“Susan andRickaregoingtosomeplaceinthe Caribbean.Leaveallthissnowbehind.” Atthementionofsnow,Richardturns andgazesoutthewindow.Tomwatches hisson’seyestakeonthatsmoky,distant lookofafreshlvkilleddeer.

Otherworldly.AlookTomfirst recognizedoncewhenRichardw'as sixteenandsittingacrossfromhimatthe breakfasttable.Hismother,standingat thestove,hadaskedhimsomething,but Richardwasstaringoffwiththatsame smoky,dead-eyedgaze.Youdidn’tneed lettersbehindyournametoknowthere w'assomethingnotrightabouthim.

“Igotyousomedeodorant,sweetheart,” Jeanniesays.

SilencefromRichard,whocontinues staringoutatthesnow'.

“Ihopeit’sthekindyoulike.” Moresilence.

“Sport,”Tomsays,smiling,butwitha distinctedgetohisvoice,“yourmother’s talkingtoyou.”

Jeannieshootshimawarninglookto remindhimofhispromisetobenice.

“Couldyouansweryourmother?”

“It’sallright,’Pom.Really.”

“It’snotallright,”hereplies,feelingall theoldgrievancesconvergeinhisthroat andbegintoburnlikehotash.“Isit askinghimtoomuchtoansweryou?”

Finally,glaringathisfather,Richard says,“Thanksforthedeodorant,Ma.”

“Comeon,youtwo,”Jeannieoffers, assumingherusualroleofreferee betweenthem.

Tomfeelsaveininhisneckjumping. Hestaresathissonforamoment,then says,“Ineedadrinkofwater.”IIegoes overtothewaterfountainnearthe television,tryingtoswallow'theburning sensationlodgedinhisthroat.Through thewindowshecanseethatthesnowis realtycomingdownnow.Itswirlsabout onthepatiowhereingoodweather patientssit.Accordingtotheweatherman onWABI,the}’weresupposedtogeta footormoreupnorth.It’llbeatough ridehome.

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timewhenhissondidn’tangeror confusehim,backbeforeallthis—the medsanddiagnoses,thedoctorsand institutions.Backwhenhewasaregular littleboy.Butthetruthis,hecan’t.1Ie canonlyrememberthebadtimeslater. Thefighting,'fhcscreamingandyelling. Thechaosandunhappinesshebrought intotheirfamily.Ashelooksoutatthe swirlingsnow,Tomtellshimselfhe’s triedtounderstandhisson’sproblems, triedtorecognizetheyweresomething Richardcouldn’tcontrol.Butheknows hehasn’t.IlehasblamedRichardforhis sickness.Whatthedoctorstookas disease,Tomsawaswillfulnessorspite.

Finally,feelingguiltyhe’slefthiswife alone,Tomreturnstothem.Hesits downandlistensashiswifeprattlesaway. Occasionally,Tommightsmileornod, butgenerallyhekeepshisdistance, whichhe’sfoundworksbestwith Richard.Atleastthentheydon’tfight. Afterhalfanhour,Tomlooksathis watch:acoacheyeingthetime clockforonelastplay.“Well,we’d bettergetamoveon,Jeannie.Itdoesn’t looklikeit’sgoingtoletup.”

Hiswifestaresathim,waiting.When hedoesn’tsayanything,she’stheoneto startit.

“Richard,honey.Wehavesomething totellyou.Aboutyourfather.”

Shelookstoherhusband,butTom remainssilent.

“Yourfatherissick,honey.Was,” Jeannieaddsemphatically.

Theirsonscratcheshisbeardwitha dirtyfingernail.

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Tomgivesahalf-heartednodthatno one,leastofallhimself,believes.

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Richardshakeshishead.“Idon’tknow ifthey’llletme.”

“Suretheywill.How’saboutIgofixit upwiththeauthorities.”

WhenTomreturnsfromtalkingto NurseKirchoff,hesays,“Wegot clearancefortake-off.”

Jeanniebeginstoputhercoaton.

“You’renotcoming,”Tomdeclares. “But1wantto.”

“No.Justusguys.Right,Sport?”

Richardshrugshisshouldersunevenly, oneremaininghigherthantheother.

“Well,don’tbegonelong,”Jeannie cautions.'‘Andpullyourhoodup,Tom. Youdon’twanttocatchcold.”

“Relax,whydon’tyou?”hetellsher. TheygotoRichard’sroom,sothathis soncangetdressed.

Whenhe’sfinished,Tomasks, “Where’syourgloves,Sport?”

“Idunno.1guess1lost'em.”

"We’llsendyouapair.”

Severalinchesofpowderysnowcover theground.Tomandhissonwalkacross thesmallpatioandthrougharustedgate inthestonewall.'Ilielandslopes graduallydowntotheriver.Thesnowis slipper}',andonceortwiceTomloseshis footingandnearlyfalls.Atthebottom, justbeforethechain-linkfencethat markstheendofthehospitalgrounds, thereareseveralpicnictables.Innice weatherthethreeofthemhavetakena picniclunchhere.Beyondthefenceis theriver,grayandfastandcruel-looking, andonthefarsideofthatisadensepine grove,blackagainstthesnow.Tomis windedfromthewalk,hisbreathing labored,hischestonaslowburnthat sendsshaftsofbrightpainshootinginto hisarms.Hesensesitwasprobablya mistaketohavecome.

Standingatthefence,Richardthrusts hisnakedfingersthroughthemetal squaresandgazesintentlyacrosstheriver. Thatduskylookagain.WTiatdocshesee, Tomwonders.Wlratdocsheeversee? IIegoesoverandstandsnexttohisson, lookingoutacrosstheriver,too.

“Arevoucold?”heasksRichard. "No.”

“Here,takemygloves.”

“I’mallright,Isaid,”he

repliestruculently.

Afterawhile,loinbeginswhathehas cometherefor.“Whatyourmotherwas tryingtotellyou...aboutmebeing sick.”ButTompauses,pickinghiswords withinfinitecare,asifeachonemightbe thelastwithhisson.“Youknowyour mother.Thetruthis,mychancesdon’t looksohot.She’sgoingtohaveherhands fullafterI’mgone.SoI’mcountingon younottomaketilingsworse.”

“Worse?”Richardrepeats.

“Trynottoactup.”

“YouthinkIdon’ttry'?”hissonsay's. ‘YouthinkIwanttobelikethis?”

“Ididn’tmeanitlikethat,Sport.”

“Anddon’tcallmethat!”heyells, turningsavagelyonhisfather.Hisfaceis justinchesfromTom’s.Hecansmellthe sourstinkofhisbreath.Richard’seyes bumwithsuddenrage,yearsofrage,and itoccurstoTomhejustmighthithim. Tvealwayshatedthat.”

“Whydidn’tyoueversaysomething?” “Ishouldn’thavehadtosayanything.I haveaname.”

“Allright.Richard,”Tomsays.“Listen-” “No,youlisten.1neverwantedtocause heranyproblems.Oryou,for thatmatter.”

“Iknow.”

“Doyou?Doyouhaveanyideawhat

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Tomjustlooksathim.“No...1guessI don’tknow.I’msorryforthewaythings turnedout.AndI’msorryfornotbeing thekindoffatheryouneeded.”

“Huh.”

“Really,Iam.”

Richardturnsaway,staringthroughthe fence.Tomthinksoftryingagain,trying totellhimthismightbetheirlastchance atwords,buthe’snotsureitwilldo anythingotherthanmakethingsworse.

“Isupposeweshouldbeheadingback. YourmotherwillhavetheNational Guardoutforus,”Tomsays,forcing asmile.

z\ndyet,foratimeneithermoves.It’sas ifbothsensethatonlyinthismomentarc theyfreeofsomething,onlynowarethey’ outsideofthelivestheyfindthemselves trappedin.They'standthereatthefence, bothofthemlookingoutovertheriverto thepinewoodsonthefarside.Theday hasleftTomfeelingutterly'exhausted,so tiredandspent,hecouldliedowninthe soft,cleansnowandfallasleep.IIehears thewindblowinglightly,thefallingsnow makingadelicatesoundlikean exhalation,asiftheearthitselfwere breathing.Thesoundsoftasthesleeping breathofachild.Andthen,suddenly,he remembers.Rememberswhatthatearlier soundinthecarremindedhimof.When Richardwaslittle,twoorthree,he’dhad abadcaseofthecroup.They’dhadto bringhimtothehospitalwherehewas placedinoneofthosehumidifiedtents. Thepoorkidwassoscared,Jeannieand hehadtotaketurnssleepinginthetent withhim.Torncouldrememberwaking inthemiddleofthenight,disoriented, feelingthisstrange,warmmistdelicately fallingonhisface.TTiatandthesoft, sweetsoundthatwashisson’sbreath.

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“Idon’tneedyourhelp,"hereplies stubbornly,proudly.

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