• The Call Heard ‘Round Baltimore

    There have been so many magical moments at Camden Yards in the last 24 hours, with the Orioles taking a 2-0 lead over the Detroit Tigers in the American League Divisional Series. This double play in today’s fifth inning, for instance, was just unbelievable (well, not for die-hard O’s fans). But it was this call…

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  • 3. Intuition

    Day 3 of a 30-day initiative by Querencia: A Literary Advocacy Project, working hard to end the silence of domestic violence.

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  • 2. Belief

    Day 2 of a 30-day initiative by Querencia: A Literary Advocacy Project, working hard to end the silence of domestic violence.

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  • 1. Safety

    Day 1 of a 30-day initiative by Querencia: A Literary Advocacy Project, working hard to end the silence of domestic violence.

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  • GUESS THE TRUE STATEMENT & WIN JESSICA BELL’S THRILLER, WHITE LADY! (Statement #32)   To celebrate the release of Jessica Bell’s latest novel, WHITE LADY, she is giving away an e-copy (mobi, ePub, or PDF) to the first person to correctly guess the one true statement in the three statements below. To clarify, two statements…

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  • Originally posted on The Baltimore Writer: I originally published this tribute on September 11, 2006 as part of the 2,996 project, which — sadly — now seems gone as well. I am reposting my tribute to one of the victims, Brett T. Bailey, in keeping my promise to never forget the individuals who lost their…

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  • TBW Writing Prompt #2: The Unknown Child

    I was absolutely struck with this grave at an old Potter’s Field burial ground in Carroll County, MD. I couldn’t stop the run of possible stories that were developing as I kneeled beside this broken headstone.  Where does this image take you? 

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  • A Chill In August (Re)Ignites The Fire To Teach

    It reached 77 degrees today, on this, the 24th of August. Blue sky, patchy white clouds, and the eerie absence of a Baltimore humidity that makes thousands of locals usually proclaim, “It’s not the heat; it’s the humidity.” In Baltimore, it’s been neither this summer; just one late-spring day after another. Heat waves have lasted…

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