RJ Heller
Maine Journalist – Essayist
Photographer – Author
Latest Articles
A childhood memory of snow
The street where I live was closed off just about the time the radio announced that schools were closed. There is instant jubilation for a fifth-grader or any grade for that matter when you hear...
We can make a difference
It appeared one morning through the kitchen window in a home in India. The man living there was doing what he always did every morning, eating his breakfast at a table under the window. It was then...
Every Christmas tree tells a story
As the holiday season is upon us, and I am here living life Downeast surrounded by a big open sky, a sea with no end and glorious evergreen trees, I find my thoughts drifting to when I was a young...
About Me
I am a freelance journalist, essayist, photographer and author. My writing reflects a kindred bond to living Life Downeast along with the occasional Random Thoughts on life and society in general. An avid reader and an award-winning book critic, Maine Reads, I enjoy sailing, hiking and many other outdoor pursuits.
“We all take things for granted, life should not be one of them.”
– RJ Heller
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