June 2009 by Susan Grisanti Kelley Just days before closing up work on this issue, I went to an Open Studio hosted by the Portland Museum of Art Contemporaries at the Artist Studio Building on Congress Street. There, I got … Continue reading →

LETTER FROM MH+D-May 2009 Thoreau’s advice to “Live the life you have imagined” has been a mantra of ours as of late. We’ve all recognized, at our own personal moments of reckoning, how easy it is to get sidetracked in … Continue reading →

LETTER FROM MH+D-May 2009 by Kevin Thomas and Susan Grisanti Kelley Photography Irvin Serrano Thoreau’s advice to “Live the life you have imagined” has been a mantra of ours as of late. We’ve all recognized, at our own personal moments … Continue reading →

LETER FROM MH+D-April 2009 by Susan Grisanti Kelley Last September, I went to listen to author Elizabeth Gilbert speak to a sold-out crowd at Portland’s Merrill Auditorium. The event benefited and was hosted by The Telling Room, a non-profit writing … Continue reading →

March 2009 by Susan Grisanti Kelley Photography Irvin Serrano Several years ago I saw Kristin Richard on a television interview. She was speaking about her life post-Lance Armstrong and the healing path that she was on. Part of her recovery … Continue reading →