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  • After my first child, Nathan, was born, I knew I wanted to pick up a hobby in my “downtime.” I’d always loved to bake, and now I had the perfect opportunity in front of me.  ​Turning to my home and heritage, I was inspired to make Ube cakes, one of the Philippines’ most famous flavors.…

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  • For owner and Thai native, Som, nothing says summer and sweetness like mango 🥭 sticky rice! Known as ‘khao neow mamuang’ in Thai, this dish is just one of many wonderful ways that Thai cuisine uses the ‘King of Fruits’ 👑 To Som, and so many kids growing up in Thailand 🇹🇭, this decadent dessert…

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  • “A 400-plus year staple of Filipino cuisine, ube [oo-bay] is a violet-colored yam 🍠 boasting rich flavors and even richer potential! Warm notes of chai and almond help ube pair perfectly with many classic Asian sweets—from buns to bubble tea 🧋, cakes 🥮, and more. Popular across Southeast Asia, ube burst onto the American culinary…

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  • Crawling on the underbelly of the alternative world, experimental metal brigade, END brings bile and belligerence to the lightless depths of macabre metal. Assaulting the listener with the intensity of NAILS, Full of Hell, and other extreme outfits, END is a dark, driving force unto their own. Lashing out with ‘Gaping Wounds of Earth,’ this international quintet has once again…

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  • Happy 40th birthday, Genko 🎉!! Genko has poured 🥂so much love into Nom Cafe, striving to share the everyday meals of his native Bulgaria with passion & pride! guiding the ship🏴‍☠️, he’s worked tirelessly to help our business thrive & connect with the heart of Portland 💕

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  • Clawing their way through manic highs and depressive lows, Connecticut war-machine Boundaries has returned, flexing heavy-weight punching power on the burning new track, ‘Bedlam.’ Full of fire and fury, this spring cut is sure to leave the audience tasting blood! From 2017 onwards, this five-piece has breezed through the heavy ranks, rocking around the globe with the…

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  • With a great deal of excitement, Nagaloka Buddhist Center is overjoyed to announce the addition of a Monday evening in-person session, beginning Monday, January 30th. Taking place from 6:30pm – 8:00pm, this is a wonderful opportunity to begin the week with community, peace, and purpose; centered around meditation, the Dharma, and discussion, Monday evenings will…

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  • The Man in the Field

    Thomas Aidan Hiscock – Mussel Cove, Falmouth, Maine – 2025 *** Deep in the woods, where the hills are lonely and the wind whispers to the moon… Lies a field. The grass is tall, swaying in the breeze – gossiping; chattering; passing secrets… And in this field stands a tree –   A hanging tree.  From…

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  • Fishbones

    Thomas Aidan Hiscock – Mussel Cove, Falmouth, Maine – 2025 *** Gunner paused –  Hanging from his mailbox was a bait bag – just a raggedy, red pouch – nothing more… If it hadn’t been for the full moon and the message, well…  He sighed, kissing a cigarette.  “Fuck!” He knew the drill… “Pay late…

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  • Worms

    Thomas Aidan Hiscock – Mussel Cove, Falmouth, Maine – 2025 *** I woke up tasting blood. Biting my lip, I tried to rally saliva but only managed bile … and a grimace … Oh, fuck me … and more blood. Blood doesn’t taste like … ‘pennies’… Blood tastes like salt and sex … Blood tastes…

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