BANGOR DAILY NEWS • May 4, 2021
When I told my best pals that I’d decided to pursue another professional opportunity, stepping away from regular employment at the Bangor Daily News and heading to graduate school, their response was predictable. They didn’t cajole nor criticize. They didn’t try to convince me that I was making a mistake. They did none of that. Instead, they offered up hearty congratulations and suggested that a celebratory trip to the woods was certainly in order. My friends are like that.