Al Diamon

The original tradwives It’s May! We did it! Spring is here! The flowers are blooming! What did you get your mother for Mother’s Day? Has she read Yesteryear yet? If you’re unfamiliar, Caro Claire Burke’s satirical debut novel is about Natalie, a tradwife influencer who is pulled back in time to 1855, when she is forced to live the actual pioneer life she cosplays online. Would your mother like that?

Mating Season There’s an old saying that Maine has three seasons: winter, mud, and tourist. Summer doesn’t officially begin until June, but I know from my years working in the Old Port that tourist season starts in May, on Memorial Day Weekend. By then, a fourth Maine season and its rituals have already started: mating season. It gives me hope for the human race when the spring sun returns and we all go outside. There’s a strong impulse to see and be seen.

Love and Marriage Across Prison Walls “He who has a why can endure almost any how.” — Viktor Frankl, Man’s Search for Meaning I never wanted to get married in prison. Even if I were blessed enough to meet my person during my incarceration, I didn’t want the rings on our fingers to carry an irremovable tarnish of prison.