Mark LaFlamme cogitates on a special sentence, the study of pasta, the need for mood stabilizers and more.
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The Hannafid, nose-out parking and technological marvels | Column
Ascots, killer sleds, prime parking spaces and other tidings from last week by writer Mark LaFlamme.
Skorts, shovel fights and pond hockey | Column
We all respond differently to the agonies of winter, writes Mark LaFlamme.
Your guide to terrible movies and even worse winter wear | Column
Mark LaFlamme broods about the cold: cold arms, cold gear, cold weather and a warm movie that left him . . . cold.
Vienna sausages, a one-eyed cat and Sydney Sweeney for Christmas | Column
Mark LaFlamme ruminates on his eyes: scorched, fluttering at Olympic speed, and desperate for spring.
The Fergy moves to Auburn, pilfered store bags and the future comes for Lewiston
Nothing beats a good paper airplane, Mark Laflamme writes, among other things.
Exposing Santa’s secret strategies! Plus some other stuff. | Column
This week, Mark LaFlamme ponders snarling, seasonal denial, The Incident and Santa’s naughty list.
Lost and sleeveless in the wilds of Auburn! | Column
Mark LaFlamme ponders what vest life will look like. Loin cloth? Tire iron? Hoverboard? Whatever, it will for sure come with a side of mayo.
Thanksgiving tips to guarantee you get banished to the kiddie table | Column
Mark LaFlamme offers his food preferences for his Thanksgiving dinner at your house. Don’t panic. The list is short, and crunchy.
The political season and my trick-or-treating tips | Column
Writer Mark LaFlamme muses on dental picks, raisin trauma, political animals and more.