This is the story of how an adopted child found not only his real family, but an extra family and a special place that will always live in his heart. That child was me. I knew I was adopted early in life and when I was just 18 my adoptive father passed suddenly. As time…

Natural History Week 2023 By Pam McDonald The contrast of the seascape of white-gray granite rock and deep-blue water and sky with the dark paneled conference room is stark. The air in here is musty—the space recently opened after being closed and dark through the long, empty winter. Conflicted, I want to hear the lecture—and…

~ by John Chagnon The Island That Kept Calling Me Back The first time Star Island entered my life, it wasn’t through a glossy brochure or a travel blog—it was a simple bulletin board notice at a Unitarian Universalist church in Nashua, New Hampshire. My sister‑in‑law Louise saw a flyer for the Star Arts Conference,…