Tag: van buren

  • The Back to the Future Effect

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    My family and I moved from Canada to Van Buren, Maine, in 1988. I pretty much grew up there. I lived there until I moved to Caribou (about 20 minutes south) in 2002, with the exception of some brief attempts at college after graduating high school in 1998. I’ve lived in Caribou ever since. The…

    The Back to the Future Effect
  • Empty Spaces

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    Today I decided to visit the space where my grandparents house use to be on Route 1 outside of Van Buren, Maine. This was a pretty surreal experience. I hadn’t been to their house since my grandfather died in 2021. It was purchased and then abandoned for a year or so before being torn down…

    Empty Spaces