In Search of New Music
help, please. I am in a desperate search for new music. Let me give you my love list, and maybe you can turn me on to something new and wonderful–either local to your area or an international unknown that needs to be heard. I’m looking for a voice like Jewel, Sarah McLachlan, Lorenna McKennett, Shawn [...]
Two Interviews, Two Worlds Apart
I had been looking forward to–and dreading–yesterday for some time. you see, I spent all afternoon behind a microphone, first for a deposition I was required to give, and second for an interview with our local NPR radio station about Maryland Voices, our creative nonfiction publication, and the Maryland Writing Project. First, the deposition. Without [...]
The Fragrant Evening
Last night, as I made my usual 9:41 p.m. Starbucks run (grande soy chai latte, if you were possibly wondering), I was stung by the sudden fragrance of fresh honeysuckle that has just bloomed in the middle of our yard. For the longest time, we wondered what that bush might be. Well, last night, it [...]
I’m Back (in black)
Greetings, all: First, let me thank all of you for your kind words, your emails, your cards, your everything. I am honored to know all of you, whether it be in person or online. All of you have made this passing much easier to bear, and I am very grateful. With each day that has [...]
Ode to Mom
We buried Mom today. It was a beautiful service, and we had our entire family back at our new house for hours of sharing wonderful memories. I was also so pleased to see so many of my friends and my colleagues show up at the viewing and at the funeral. The support has been overwhelming, [...]
On the Passing of My Mother
Eileen Westervelt, May 12, 1926 — May 17, 2007 I don’t think I have ever been so sad, yet so honored, in my life. The passing of my mother was not an immediate thing, nor was it ugly in any sense in these past two years that she battled cancer and lived more fully than [...]
finding the good
hello, all: whfere to begin. . . . I’m listening to the LOVE soundtrack from Cirque de Soleil show featuring the remixed work of the Beatles. I’m in my classroom still, as I have not yet had the chance to set up my little e-world in my office in our new home. It would be [...]
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