Jeanne Lawson

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“Ships Passing” by Jeanne Lawson

Submitted to Contest #283

Ships PassingBy Jeanne Berjoui Lawson“Ships that pass in the night, and speak [to]each other in passing, Only a signal shown and a distant voice in the darkness; So on the ocean of life, we pass and speak one another, Only a look and a voice, then darkness again and a silence.” Tales of a Wayside Inn by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow  Even though it was Christmas week, this was not a pleasure trip for me – it was work. The publisher of a business trade magazine offered me a freelance assignment requiring a trip across the At...

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Jeanne B. Lawson makes her home on the coast in Down East Maine. She has lived in all regions of the United States and is happy to have retired in Maine. The sights, smells, and sounds of her little stretch of the Gulf of Maine keep her life connected to nature. Her work life has included positions in large and small corporate environments, and she has owned a few small businesses. Currently, she is a student at the University of Southern Maine's Stonecoast Creative Writing MFA program. She likes to write stories that include nature and history, often set in Maine.