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Otherworldly Maine.


Otherworldly Maine Maine, ship
Maine, U.S. battleship destroyed (Feb. 15, 1898) in Havana harbor by an explosion that killed 260 men. The incident helped precipitate the Spanish-American War (Apr., 1898). Commanded by Capt. Charles Sigsbee, the ship had been sent (Jan.
 

Noreen Doyle

Down East

P.O. Box 679, Camden, ME 04843

9780892727469, $15.95, www.downeast.com

When one thinks of Maine, they think of a state known for its fishing - not a state known for the paranormal paranormal,
adj 1. outside the realm of normal experience or scientific explanation.
n 2. collective term for anomalous phenomena.
. "Otherworldly Maine" is a look at Maine as a setting for the bizarre, citing the works of authors such as Mark Twain and Steven King Steven King is the name of:
  • Steven King (documentary producer), the producer of
  • Steven King (hockey player)
  • Steven King (footballer)
  • Steve King, a United States politician
See also
  • Stephen King, horror fiction author
 using the state as a setting for many of their famous tales. Looking to explain why the state of Maine is so popularly chosen by writers as a setting, "Otherworldly Maine" is highly recommended to personal, academic, community library metaphysical met·a·phys·i·cal  
adj.
1. Of or relating to metaphysics.

2. Based on speculative or abstract reasoning.

3. Highly abstract or theoretical; abstruse.

4.
a. Immaterial; incorporeal.
 studies collections and supplemental reading lists on Maine's state history.
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