Julie Shargel highlights the life of Amy, who has always sought out acceptance for being transgender. Amy speaks about experiences with family, working, and how society sees him.

Sarah Elzas documents the life of Cathy, a teenage mother, who has two children with her boyfriend. Cathy discusses the difficulties being a young mother and the parenting classes she takes.

As the only Asian immigrant in Livermore Falls, Suzuko Hiraoka Laplante had to learn a lot of new things on her own. Lynn Kippax Jr. captures moments in Hiraoka's daily life.

Dianna and the She Shed is about a woman and her relationship with independence. In a visit to her titular “She Shed,” Miki learns about Dianna’s life, love, and her unique rituals of expression.

Table of contents for December 1988 Salt Magazine.

Jessica Stolzberg documents the lives of visually imparied individuals and their experiences at the Maine Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired.

Spending most of his teenage years in jail, Zach Gregoire has found a way to turn around his life through the Maine Inside Out theater group. Allison Behringer documents how Gregoire and other formerly incarcerated youth are changing their lives by performing on stage.

Originally from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Benuel Esch began to question the Amish lifestyle when he was around 20 years old. Sara B. Curtis highlights the life that Esch has lived trying to lead a biblical lifestyle, and has his connections to the Amish community in Unity.

Through language, Geoffrey Wani keeps his connection to Sudan alive while in Portland. Alana Kansaku-Sarmiento captures the work Wani does for his family to ensure they have a better life.

Lois Lowry is a storyteller who approaches topics with an awe and no pretense of understanding, selling books to millions worldwide. Abby Holtzman highlights the work that Lowry puts into her books and her life experiences.

Having dreamt of becoming a minster since childhood, Rali Weaver is a minister in training at First Parish Unitarian Universalist in Portland. Karl Lipke captures Weaver's life, beliefs, and journey to become a minister.

Technicians at the Maine Sleep Institute aim to find irregularities in a person's sleep, in order to assist with the recovery of sleep. Brooke Lawsing speaks to individuals who suffer from sleep disorders to learn about their experiences and treatments they have received.