Author Archives: Allison Keeton

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About Allison Keeton

Author of the Midcoast Maine Mystery series. Blaze Orange, Book One. Arctic Green, Book Two-February 2026 release. Reach me at www.akeetonbooks.com

Energy Follows Thought

Posted on January 2, 2017 by Allison Keeton

This past Christmas Eve morning, with fifteen dinner guests due to come in 10 hours, I ventured out first to have breakfast and then lunch with people whom I wouldn’t see otherwise. I almost canceled both appointments when my breath … Continue reading →

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Chief Cook and Bottle Washer

Posted on August 30, 2016 by Allison Keeton

Between Thursday and Saturday, I fed over 200 people. The first 140 or so were at a homeless shelter. Three work colleagues and I cooked and served first to a small group of women and children, and then to a … Continue reading →

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Why Blogging is Difficult

Posted on January 25, 2016 by Allison Keeton

I started this blog in 2011.  Many times, I thought I had an interesting thought to share but held back for fear of someone reading this and being offended by me telling the truth, or at least my version of … Continue reading →

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Yes, the World Needs Poetry

Posted on April 6, 2013 by Allison Keeton

I started writing poems when I was seven.  I had already compiled an anthology of my favorite poems, a gift to my mother for mother’s day.  Writing my own preoccupied me, taking precedence over assigned school work, and by junior … Continue reading →

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Who’s Cheering for Me?

Posted on March 12, 2013 by Allison Keeton

Would my life be different if I had been a cheerleader in high school? As I approach my latest high school reunion, I find that all the organizing is being done by the former cheerleaders who are married women, happily, … Continue reading →

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I’m Still Here

Posted on February 16, 2012 by Allison Keeton

Since August, there have been many times I wanted to record here what had happened.  But I didn’t feel the freedom to do so. As a fiction writer, I am used to making it up, and even if I am … Continue reading →

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The Tooth Fairy

Posted on August 25, 2011 by Allison Keeton

“Free teeth for everyone East of the River.”  My friend and neighbor, Bobby, has run on this pretend platform for Governor for a decade or more.  “The River” is the Connecticut River that runs more or less down the middle … Continue reading →

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The Mayans still know what to say

Posted on August 21, 2011 by Allison Keeton

From today’s Mayan Calendar (August 21). “The road you travel by day is not the same path you take by night. Open your heart to one and you will open a path for many. The more roads we can connect … Continue reading →

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To there and back

Posted on August 21, 2011 by Allison Keeton

When we originally planned the Largest Ball of Twine day, it was to make fun of an old trip to Jamestown, NY, when we went to the Lucy Museum for Frank’s birthday. At the time, my friend, Bobby, said we … Continue reading →

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Welcome to the Largest Ball of Twine Tour

Posted on August 19, 2011 by Allison Keeton

We go through life, quickly, distracted, often doing things we think we should instead of just being.  We walk past the Largest Ball of Twine without stopping and admiring it for what it is.  

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