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Café Yesterday, Chapter One by Rus VanWestervelt At first, Devin let the panic consume him almost as fully as the speed with which he was falling. The panic started much earlier, of course, when he was still on the ridge, that first slip and then the desperate lunge for the small branch that gave him…
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I was pulled over the other day by a Baltimore City police officer, and I saw something I’ve never seen before in a cop’s eyes: fear. About 30 minutes before I was pulled over, K-Man called me and said his car wouldn’t start. I told him I could leave in five minutes to pick him…
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For those of you who have been following along, you know I’m back a little early. The time spent away has been worthwhile in all ways, but perhaps what I’ve realized the most is that I should have never left in the first place. I don’t mean to get all wizard-of-ozzy on you, but I…
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Friends: I will be taking another sabbatical from my blog for at least two months, if not longer. My writing energies have shifted to several book-length projects that require much of my remaining free time after teaching and spending time with my family. I could not be happier with the writing and the teaching I…
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It’s winding down. Coming to an end. Wrapping up. No matter how you put it, my summer vacation ends in 48 hours, when teachers report back to the classroom for a week of professional development, meetings, and, most important, planning time to get ready for the new school year. 48 hours. At least 20 of…
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I’ve just returned from a relaxing trip to Florida, where my family and I stayed with my sister and brother-in-law for a week. They live in Orlando, and we were never a few hours away from any of our destinations (most of them were mere minutes away from their home). We spent a day at…
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Hi, folks. I’ve posted a new story of mine on a separate page of my blog. You can access it here. It’s called “Immortal Footprints,” and it’s a unique piece because the writing spans a 20-year period. The fresh piece is the revised version that follows the original. I encourage you to get through the…
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I just spent the last few hours reading over my first official “daybook,” penned twenty years ago, exactly. The pages are filled with dreams, good intentions, philosophy, devotions to God. In other words, they’re penned with the same dreams, good intentions, philosophies, and devotions that I have written in my latest daybook, twenty years later,…
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Direct from Judge Carla, editor of Maryland Voices: ….the sister. ….the cousin. …the daughter. …the director. …the hero. …the student. …the non-believer. …the friend. …the southern girl. …the viewer. …the listener. (what an appropriate way to end the list) …the girl who knew she had this contest in the bag. Catherine B., congratulations! I thought…
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My Life Playlist, Part Three (Please scroll down to see Parts One and Two) This is the final installment for my list. Thanks all for playing! Carla will be reviewing your stories over the weekend, and we’ll post the winner on Monday! Dancin’ In The Streets: The Reflex (Dance Mix), Duran Duran and Straight Up…
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