Author: Rus VanWestervelt

• Back in the Bliss

  photo: rus vanwestervelt, 23 october 2011, river chase farm, aldie, va Well, I did it again, and I couldn’t be… Read more.

• The Five-Minute Photo Shoot

  photo: rus vanwestervelt, goucher college, towson, md 9/26/11 My drive home from school today took less time than I expected,… Read more.

• We Are Writing More Than Ever, Or Are We?

  On the surface, I should be really excited about this ever-evolving global explosion with writing. In fact, the statistics are… Read more.

• Are We All A Little Weakened At The Roots?

  Trees down on Cowpens Avenue, Towson, MD, August 28, 2011 (Hurricane Irene) Photo: amy vanwestervelt Eleven days ago, an earthquake… Read more.

• Boordy Vineyards Offers History, Experience For Everyone

  Boordy Chambourcin grapes, own-rooted, planted 1965. Photo: rus vanwestervelt Boordy Vineyards, located in Long Green, is one of the best-kept… Read more.

• Write Anything Article on Plot Just Published

  My article on plot, “The Storyline Is In Our Genes,” was just published at Write Anything. You can read the… Read more.

• Smash365 Daily Prompt Response: Power

  You can read my response to today’s Smash365 prompt at cool blue souls here. Read more.

• Proclamation: There Will Be No More Proclamations!

  There’s a particular scene in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix where Dolores Umbridge takes over as High… Read more.

• It All Started In Missouri

  This morning, at our full-Saturday session with our writing Fellows at Towson U, my colleague Cheryl led us along a… Read more.

• Life Post-Facebook…

  all photos by rus vanwestervelt, 4/24/11, Goucher College, Towson, MD I am free, liberated from the grip of out-of-control social… Read more.