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Writers are being forced to think too much these days (I think), and they are facing a danger that is both very real and damaging to the relationship between reader and writer. Because of the changes in how we spend our time reading stories, not to mention how we read them in the first place,…
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Campus Cabana swim team members celebrate a narrow home-meet victory against a rival pool. photo: Steve Killian, Towson, MD, July 2011 A string of penalties and punishments associated with unsportsmanlike behavior, both locally and nationally, has crossed our news feeds recently, sparking spirited debates in backyards, school parking lots, and online forums. The point of…
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photo: rus vanwestervelt, october 29, 2011, glyndon, md The snow last weekend that just barely touched us in Baltimore but devastated the New England region was the best and most timely contradiction for me in all ways. Yesterday, over at Maryland Voices, our True Tuesdays prompt focused on Contradiction and the opportunities we are suddenly…
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photo: rus vanwestervelt, 23 october 2011, river chase farm, aldie, va Well, I did it again, and I couldn’t be happier about it. Not only did I leave Facebook and Twitter, I stopped my usual rounds of catching up on the latest football news, rankings, and predictions on the local news sites, not to mention…
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photo: rus vanwestervelt, goucher college, towson, md 9/26/11 My drive home from school today took less time than I expected, and I had exactly ten extra minutes before I had to pick up my oldest daughter to take her to the gym. Given the fact that I was still five minutes from home, that left…
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On the surface, I should be really excited about this ever-evolving global explosion with writing. In fact, the statistics are nothing short of staggering. In February 2011, The Nielsen Company documented over 156 million public blogs in existence. In 2009, 1.5 trillion text messages were sent or were received (dhtech.com). According to Facebook’s statistics page (accessed…
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Trees down on Cowpens Avenue, Towson, MD, August 28, 2011 (Hurricane Irene) Photo: amy vanwestervelt Eleven days ago, an earthquake rocked the Mid-Atlantic region. Then, five days later, Hurricane Irene moved through the area, bringing down trees and power lines that disrupted service to over four million people along the East Coast. And now, looking…
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Boordy Chambourcin grapes, own-rooted, planted 1965. Photo: rus vanwestervelt Boordy Vineyards, located in Long Green, is one of the best-kept secrets in the central Maryland region for year-round family and adult experiences. Our family has been to Boordy twice in as many weeks — first for my wife’s 5K “Charm City Run Trail Run at…
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My article on plot, “The Storyline Is In Our Genes,” was just published at Write Anything. You can read the piece here.
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You can read my response to today’s Smash365 prompt at cool blue souls here.
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