Author: Rus VanWestervelt

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  Peaceful Heart, Peaceful World

  If you wish to bring peace to the world, you must first bring peace to your own heart.” ~rvw Read more.

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  Where I’m Writing: Prospect Hill Cemetery

  I spent the afternoon at Prospect Hill Cemetery here in Towson, six acres of burial grounds on preserved land just… Read more.

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  Slow Down: Abandon the Speed of Your Newsfeed

  My newsfeeds on multiple social media sites stream by me at a too-fast rate, pushing news and updates across my… Read more.

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  An Afternoon in Butler, MD

  The following photos were all taken in Butler, MD, earlier this afternoon while on our way to Maryland Saddlery. Madelyn… Read more.

• Power Up at Mom’s Organics!

  When Mom’s Organics first opened in Lutherville a few years ago, I scoffed a little at the charging stations they… Read more.

• TBW Writing Prompt #1: Where Do You Find Energy?

    In yesterday’s post, I wrote about the story of a barn in Finksburg, MD, and the charge of energy… Read more.

• Maryland’s Roadside Barns: Realizing a Communal Pulse

  There’s an old barn on Deer Park Road in Finksburg, MD, that I have passed over 2,000 times in the… Read more.

• Moving Day

  This moving day was long overdue. For the last week or so, I have been planning the best way to… Read more.

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  A Writer Writes: What Lies Behind The Words?

  I was working on a short essay earlier today about attending Orioles games as a child with my father at… Read more.

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  The Artist’s Process Blog Train Stops at The Baltimore Writer

  Glen Miller Band plays “Chattanooga Choo Choo” in the background as I write… Several weeks ago, I was asked by… Read more.