WriterNorm's profile picture. Playwright & Pastor serving First Parish Unitarian Portland ME. Works include Nijinsky's Last Dance, essays for @onbeing & @Tin_House etc. 🏳️‍🌈!

Rev. Norman Allen (he, him)

@WriterNorm

Playwright & Pastor serving First Parish Unitarian Portland ME. Works include Nijinsky's Last Dance, essays for @onbeing & @Tin_House etc. 🏳️‍🌈!

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As an ordained minister it is of the utmost importance that I maintain a sense of dignity and decorum, especially when setting an example for the youngest members of our congregation.

WriterNorm's tweet image. As an ordained minister it is of the utmost importance that I maintain a sense of dignity and decorum, especially when setting an example for the youngest members of our congregation.

An abundance of color on a rainy #sabbathmonday on the West End of #portlandmaine.

WriterNorm's tweet image. An abundance of color on a rainy #sabbathmonday on the West End of #portlandmaine.
WriterNorm's tweet image. An abundance of color on a rainy #sabbathmonday on the West End of #portlandmaine.
WriterNorm's tweet image. An abundance of color on a rainy #sabbathmonday on the West End of #portlandmaine.
WriterNorm's tweet image. An abundance of color on a rainy #sabbathmonday on the West End of #portlandmaine.

You gotta love when a clergy colleague and dear, dear friend happens into your (new) neck of the woods! #UUtwitter

WriterNorm's tweet image. You gotta love when a clergy colleague and dear, dear friend happens into your (new) neck of the woods! #UUtwitter

Wise words outside First Parish in Portland ME. Reminds me of Unitarian T. W. Higginson: “The human soul, like any other noble vessel, was not built to be anchored but to sail.” #UUtwitter

WriterNorm's tweet image. Wise words outside First Parish in Portland ME. Reminds me of Unitarian T. W. Higginson: “The human soul, like any other noble vessel, was not built to be anchored but to sail.” #UUtwitter

Today’s the day. Starting a new ministry at First Parish in Portland, ME. I can’t wait to see what the years will bring. #UUtwitter

WriterNorm's tweet image. Today’s the day. Starting a new ministry at First Parish in Portland, ME. I can’t wait to see what the years will bring. #UUtwitter

Enjoyed a high spirited and delightful “Earnest” at @TAMonmouth this evening!

WriterNorm's tweet image. Enjoyed a high spirited and delightful “Earnest” at @TAMonmouth this evening!

Enjoyed a brief Unitarian Universalist pilgrimage to @BowdoinCollege with visits to dorms that once housed Hawthorne and Longfellow (his room marked by stone plaque upper left). Student musicians abound and both buildings resounded with classical melodies. #UUtwitter

WriterNorm's tweet image. Enjoyed a brief Unitarian Universalist pilgrimage to @BowdoinCollege with visits to dorms that once housed Hawthorne and Longfellow (his room marked by stone plaque upper left). Student musicians abound and both buildings resounded with classical melodies. #UUtwitter
WriterNorm's tweet image. Enjoyed a brief Unitarian Universalist pilgrimage to @BowdoinCollege with visits to dorms that once housed Hawthorne and Longfellow (his room marked by stone plaque upper left). Student musicians abound and both buildings resounded with classical melodies. #UUtwitter

Current situation. Awaiting the arrival of Marian and Harold. #gardinermaine

WriterNorm's tweet image. Current situation. Awaiting the arrival of Marian and Harold. #gardinermaine

A little #unitarianuniversalist history along the banks of the Kennebec, like you do. (Thanks to a gift from @revabhi.) #UUtwitter

WriterNorm's tweet image. A little #unitarianuniversalist history along the banks of the Kennebec, like you do. (Thanks to a gift from @revabhi.) #UUtwitter

For this San Francisco boy a foggy day in #PortlandMaine feels very much like home.

WriterNorm's tweet image. For this San Francisco boy a foggy day in #PortlandMaine feels very much like home.

#RescueDog at sunrise on the banks of the Kennebec. #Maine

WriterNorm's tweet image. #RescueDog at sunrise on the banks of the Kennebec. #Maine

Misty morning on the Kennebec. #Maine

WriterNorm's tweet image. Misty morning on the Kennebec. #Maine

Gardiner, ME. A river runs through it but not us! Settling in for a month of adventurous day trips and periodic pops into Portland as we rest up before the next chapter begins!

WriterNorm's tweet image. Gardiner, ME. A river runs through it but not us! Settling in for a month of adventurous day trips and periodic pops into Portland as we rest up before the next chapter begins!

Saying farewell to #dc after 25 years with a new experience-the fantastic @PlanetWordDC

WriterNorm's tweet image. Saying farewell to #dc after 25 years with a new experience-the fantastic @PlanetWordDC
WriterNorm's tweet image. Saying farewell to #dc after 25 years with a new experience-the fantastic @PlanetWordDC
WriterNorm's tweet image. Saying farewell to #dc after 25 years with a new experience-the fantastic @PlanetWordDC
WriterNorm's tweet image. Saying farewell to #dc after 25 years with a new experience-the fantastic @PlanetWordDC

At the intersection of past, present, and future. AKA #movingday

WriterNorm's tweet image. At the intersection of past, present, and future. AKA #movingday

You know it’s getting real when the Packing of the Stoles has commenced. #UUtwitter

WriterNorm's tweet image. You know it’s getting real when the Packing of the Stoles has commenced. #UUtwitter

Last Sunday in #dc. Hanging at @thecoffeebardc then worship at @AllSoulsUUDC with some Trollope and journal writing on the side.

WriterNorm's tweet image. Last Sunday in #dc. Hanging at @thecoffeebardc then worship at @AllSoulsUUDC with some Trollope and journal writing on the side.

Let the game of Book Tetris begin! #Moving

WriterNorm's tweet image. Let the game of Book Tetris begin! #Moving

I’m going to miss that magical #goldenhour in this magical house.

WriterNorm's tweet image. I’m going to miss that magical #goldenhour in this magical house.

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