Front cover for the December 1983 Salt Magazine.

Pam Berry captures the life of Monica, a mother who lives in a schoolbus with her daughter while she builds a house for the future.

Maryanne Mott captures images of the landscape on Hurricane Island.

Kate D. Philbrick captures a photograph of friends at the opening of an art show.

Carole Martin discusses the problem of graffiti in Portland, despite the city putting up walls specifically for graffiti. Martin explores why graffiti artists put up art knowing that it will be taken down.

With popular culture depicting ideas of survivalism more and more, there are individuals who do live the survivalist lifestyle in quite. Michael Hicks documents the work that preppers do in order to be ready for any survival situation.

As a mortician in training, Mark Cevoli spends a lot of time with dead bodies. Kalila Holt profiles Cevoli's time in training, and what it is like being young and working so closely with death.

The art of curating a good mixtape requires putting the right songs next to each other, which indirectly allows individuals to express themselves through their music taste. Individuals discuss making mixtapes, sending them to the Mixtape Collective, and then sending them back off to new people.

Lara Coger speaks to Zoe High and Elizabeth Woodbury about homeschooling. High talks about her daily experiences learning at home and her dislike for math.

Making soap all of her life, Mrs. Joseph Sullivan shows Salt students how her craft is performed. Mrs. Sullivan guides Anne Gorham and others through the process from the start.

Emelia Wallace spends most of her time stenciling trays and antique chairs. Julien LeSieur and E.J. Blake speak to Wallace about her hobby and the work that goes into stenciling.

As a fisherman who sailed off of sailing vessels in the early 1900's, Kenneth Hutchins has many stories about the old days of fishing. Jay York speaks to Hutchins about his experiences sailing in the early 1900's.