Author: Rus VanWestervelt

• Words to the Rain Princess

  A fellow writer and I have been responding, in words, to particular works of art. She chose “Rain Princess,” by… Read more.

• Grains of Faith

  My day ended on Friday with a few of my students performing an impromptu and largely unintentional intervention. They gathered… Read more.

• An Unexpected Snow

  Enjoy! This is my first film, and I know it’s a little rough…But I had a blast putting it together! Read more.

• Digital Snow Day: Take one (to come!)

  Uh-oh. I found my old digital camcorder. It’s plugged in. Charging. Getting ready for. . . . A few days… Read more.

• Remembering Emily, Still an Inspiration Five Years Later

  Emily Davis was never a student of mine. I never even met her in all her young years as she… Read more.

• Returning Home

  I know that, for each of us, the title of this post means something a little different. And I am… Read more.

• Remembering Casey

  There’s an emptiness here that is heavier than I’ve ever felt. It’s just a little after 2:30, less than 24… Read more.

• I Want My (unplugged) MTV

  I’ve been a Sirius Satellite subscriber for about 15 months now. It was free for the first year when I… Read more.

• With Snow Comes Clarity

  I don’t take these moments lightly. They are gifts to me, opportunities to see a little more clearly when the… Read more.

• Dreaming with a broken heart

  I had the great fortune of watching the inauguration in its entirety with my advanced composition students today. For the… Read more.