To Battle! Gettysburg story published in the print edition of Baltimore Style magazine

To Battle! My Gettysburg story was published in the print edition of Baltimore Style Magazine (on pages 12, 13, 14).

Our family recently had the opportunity to visit Gettysburg, a small town in Pennsylvania known for its pivotal role in the American Civil War. With the 160th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg in 2023, we were among the millions of visitors drawn to this historic site.

Our visit included a tour of the Gettysburg National Military Park Museum and Visitor Center, a walk through the Gettysburg Battlefield, and a moment of respect at the Soldiers’ National Cemetery. We also visited the David Wills House, where President Abraham Lincoln finalized his famous Gettysburg Address, and the Eisenhower National Historic Site, the former home of President Dwight D. Eisenhower.

Read more about our visit in Baltimore Style Magazine: http://digital.baltimorestyle.com/issues/June-2023/index.html 

 

Moonstone Arts Center Hosts Virtual Poetry Event

Labor Day may have passed, but there are still ways to celebrate (or bemoan) labor. How about a labor-themed virtual poetry reading?

My poem, “Pests,” is being published in the labor-themed anthology Which Side Are You On, available for purchase on October 1.

This Sunday, September 10, poets featured in the anthology will share their work in a virtual poetry reading. The event is free to attend; you just need to register.

Join me and a number of other poets as we share our workplace-related poetry.

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcsf-GgpzItGtEprSH7oS_w4fC9ME9T9R37#/registration

 

Stranger than Fiction

 

Ian McEwan, one of Britain’s most popular authors, has a story to tell. It may seem like a plot right out of one of his novels — but it's actually from his real life.

In 1942, before Ian was even born, his father went to war. During that time, his mother had an affair with another officer — Ian's future father. They had a baby. To hide any sign of the affair, she gave the baby up, handing it over to strangers on a railroad station platform. Later, her husband died in Normandy and she married Ian’s father.

Several years ago, Ian and his brother David reunited. Up until then, Ian had no clue there was another brother in the family. David offered the famous author the opportunity to write the interesting story—but Ian declined, telling him it was his story to tell. Now there are two writers in the family.

For the whole story, see Alan Cowell’s article in The New York Times.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/18/books/18mcew.html?ex=1326776400&en=d8e7f6045beff4a7&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss