Author: Rus VanWestervelt

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  What Is Your December Prayer?

  What is your December prayer? Idina Menzel (whom I love) wrote and performed an original song titled “December Prayer,” and… Read more.

• Thoughts Composed on Writing in November

  I’m spending my day in another county with my Speech and Debate team, as they take on a number of… Read more.

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  When the past expands

  As a teacher, I have been using my Summer time to do a great deal of reading and research. The… Read more.

• Returning to Cold Rock

  In 2011, I finished writing, and published, my first novel. Actually, it was my second novel-length manuscript; the first one,… Read more.

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  Watershed moments

  Sunday, 13 March 2022 I grew up on the shores and waters of the Loch Raven Reservoir watershed here in… Read more.

• A song of myself

  Saturday, 12 March 2022, 0643 The rain has been falling most of the night, and even though we are nearing… Read more.

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  Writing Prompt #5: Unconventional Relationships

  I share these prompts to encourage writers and creatives of all ages to journal uninhibitedly on a daily basis. No… Read more.

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  Writing Prompt #4: Energy. 1.20.2022

  I share these prompts to encourage writers and creatives of all ages to journal uninhibitedly on a daily basis. No… Read more.

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  Writing Prompt #3: Silence. 1.19.2022

  I share these prompts to encourage writers and creatives of all ages to journal uninhibitedly on a daily basis. No… Read more.

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  Writing Prompt #2: Weather. 1.18.2022

  I share these prompts to encourage writers and creatives of all ages to journal uninhibitedly on a daily basis. No… Read more.