All the views that have been presented here assume that we know what reality is. I have to say for myself that I do not know. That we have all come here to Vezelay, this room, this green tablecloth, all this seems very strange to me and hardly real.
We know there are colors we do [...]

So, by about this time tomorrow, the gallery show will be nearing its end, and this whole Salt thing will have culminated, leaving me wondering exactly what it was that just happened to me, and more pointedly, what I am supposed to do now. While I’m sure that both will sort themselves out in due [...]

A story needs tension.
I need to find the “quirky” aspects to characters, dialogue and setting.
Otto makes really good pizza (even with mashed potatoes–who knew?!)
No matter how much I depend upon my laptop, I still like pen and paper.
Having fresh eyes look at my work makes all the difference.
Two Fat Cats Bakery is sinfully delicious.
No matter [...]

I started reading a book my brother gave me recently – “Working” by Studs Terkel, and something in the introduction really struck a cord with a lot of the discussions we’ve been having. So, this guy is one of the first documentary style writers (I think, or at least one of the first to document [...]

At Appleton Creamery, Caitlin Hunter raises goats and makes award-winning cheeses.

- from my computer in the photo room…

Students at Waterville Senior High School spend months preparing for the Maine Science Olympiad competition. They study, design, and build for 23 Olympic-style events ranging from forensics to robotics. As reigning state champions, they work to continue their 15-year winning legacy.

Brenda Foster, owner and operator of the Runs with Wolves Sanctuary in Limington, Maine, rescues and rehabilitates abandoned wolves. She is their caretaker, but it is through her work with these beautiful animals, that she rescues her volunteers and herself with a special brand of “wolf medicine.”

Salt students gather to listen to the May 6th episode of This American Life.  Two Salt radio students, Rachel James and Clay Bolton submitted material to the show.

Feisty Farmer and single mother Nanne Kennedy strives to be as local and low-impact as possible. She talks a good game, but these values have their compromises and hurdles.
“Wool’s just like eggs from chickens! It’s a great way to explain what sustainable systems look like and how you can be part of [...]

At Salt, we spend a lot of time debating the ethics of documentary.  Even though many of us have no desire to do the kind of wartime reporting that Phil Caputo has done, his story for The Moth made me think about how far each of us is willing to go for a story, and [...]