Blessings, no. 1
It’s been a few days since I’ve posted. I think the whole water-in-the-basement thing took more out of me than I realized…. I’m back though, and happy to be so. :) Blessings. I made the decision today (and not lightly) to join Team In Training to cycle the Seagull Century along Maryland’s Eastern Shore on [...]
Peace in the Flood
An interesting few days, to say the least. DW and I feel as if our house has had the 48-hour virus complete with the runs, for the rains that we have been experiencing since Sunday have hit us above and below virtually nonstop. DW’s been handling the flooding upstairs (we can’t stop the rain from [...]
15 on the Fives, no. 6
Go. William Ackerman has been playing nonstop on my cd player since school ended nearly 10 days ago. The cd is called Imaginary Roads, and it is one that I is loaded with many, many moments of serenity and peace when I lived in a cabin on the western shores of Chesapeake Bay. It is [...]
exit interview, part one
“Exit Interview” a short story by rus vanwestervelt copyright 2006 part one of seven parts Aidan shifted again in the chair, a worn, burgundy-clothed seat that was nothing more than the similar standard-issued piece of office crap he had sat in for the past 25 years. He was growing impatient. How long had he been [...]
Story Seeds, no. 1: Exit Interview
The last 24 hours have been rich with dreams, the dead, and the dying. This happens to me a great deal when I am writing more than usual. I don’t know if this is because the juices are flowing a little more feverishly, or if it’s because I usually eat more ice cream when I [...]
T13, no. 2
Thirteen Things about rus vw on this first Thursday of Summer Vacation1….First and foremost, Happy Birthday to Janet over at fond of snape. She always has engaging posts…you’ll spend hours at her site. Enjoy the day, Janet! 2. I think I am finally getting into a groove with summer vacation. It’s taken us a full [...]
The Fine 99, no. 2: Flowing
Let us spend one day as deliberately as Nature, and not be thrown off the track by every nutshell and mosquito’s wing that falls on the rails. ~~henry david thoreau, Walden In this first week of summer vacation, I find myself guilty of overreacting to every spilled drop of water and every word spoken by [...]
A Good Time for Sun Standing Still
Happy Summer Solstice, all. This day, where solstice is recognized officially at 8:26 a.m. here on the east coast, signifies the moment when the sun is farthest from the earth. It is the “longest day” of the year, and beginning at 8:27 a.m., we begin our six-month descent into the winter solstice, where the sun [...]
The Fine 99, no. 1: Living Simply
Simplify, simplify, simplify! ~henry david thoreau 18 June 2006 It is only the third day of summer vacation, but I already feel overwhelmed by the amount of “stuff” piled high on my desk and around my chair. In fact, there is simply too much stuff in this room, and I know it is ridiculous and [...]
Sun Misleads, Loses Focus in Sensitive Article
A journalist always has an obligation to her audience to deliver the news truthfully. Even when elements of creative nonfiction are used to craft an article, it’s never a good idea to be misleading for dramatic effect, especially when the piece is about a random murder that happened just a few days ago. Yet, the [...]
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