CentralMaine Sunday J.P. Devine

Cautiously passing the time on a summer day, J.P. Devine observes others who are oblivious of the horrors of HORN.

Many characters come in and out of J.P.'s stories, and some of them are potent reminders of a past that remembers.

In these harsh days of the pandemic and other calamities, it's a tough job being an "intellectual who uses humor, or wit, in writing or public speaking," J.P. Devine says.

Family will soon be visiting the Devine household, bringing with them an eye for a presentable movie set, J.P. Devine says.