Two men in Space, Two Centuries Apart at Annapolis
During two recent regional hikes, Becky and I came across the graves of two American heroes, distinctive but also distinctively different. We stumbled across the first grave while wending our way through the US Naval Academy Cemetery in Annapolis. Cemeteries provide great windows into history. James Arthur Lovell, Jr., a captain in the US Navy […]
Delmarva Review: The Baby in the Corner by Anne Moul
Author’s Note: I recently discovered that the gravestone of my brother, who died shortly after birth in 1960, is marked only by the word BABY, instead of his name. Seeing those four stark letters evoked memories of how his very existence was erased from our family’s reality. The forced repression of loss and grief had […]
Chicken Scratch: Angel, Soft by Elizabeth Beggins
I should have known. These were unprecedented times. That’s not entirely true, but we’ll go with it for simplicity’s sake. At any rate, I was lucky to find it at all let alone in the very first location. I guess that and the elation from having my 92-year-old mother back home, having survived a series […]
Benedictine’s “Bourbon Street Masquerade” Gala Held at Easton’s Trident Aircraft Hangar
Funds raised to support critical services for those living with intellectual and developmental disabilities and autism Guests of Benedictine’s Bourbon Street Masquerade Gala arrived at the Trident Aircraft Hangar to find the evening’s festivities in full swing with the sounds of the Annapolis based Naptown Brass Band. Twelve foot lamp posts reminiscent of a New […]
CBMM to host Bronze Casting Workshop on June 20-23
The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum’s Shipyard is offering guests the opportunity to learn the ins and outs of casting metal during a Bronze Casting Workshop on June 20-23. Running 9am-4pm each day, the hands-on workshop will focus on casting bronze and aluminum using the traditional green sand technique under the direction of Christian Benefiel, a visiting master, sculptor, and […]
Chesapeake Lens: Morning Mist by Nick Cusmano
Dawn on the Sassafras River; maybe all that glitters really is gold. “Morning Mist” by Nick Cusmano.