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Shore Stories NPR Interview
I had the honor of being featured on the Eastern Shore of Maryland’s NPR affiliate WHCP as part of their “Shore Stories” segment. I talked a bit about my books and also about the Eastern Shore Writers Book Festival, which … Continue reading
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D-Day memories 80 years later
Back in July 1998 I went to see the new Tom Hanks’ film “Saving Private Ryan” with a group of Cecil County (Maryland) veterans who had been at D-Day. The idea was to get a reaction to the film from … Continue reading
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A Civil War substitute
This seemed like a good story to share as we get into Independence Day celebrations and the anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg. Sometimes I actually get out from behind the keyboard and that was the case this week when … Continue reading
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From the Bay Journal, a history of canvasbacks on Susquehanna Flats
By Ad Crable • Bay Journal (read the complete article here) (Note: This was a great article about canvasbacks and hunting on the Susquehanna River that I wanted to share here. Reading about those market gunners, it’s amazing that the … Continue reading
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Tagged canvasbacks, Havre de Grace history, market gunning, Susquehanna Flats
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Watch the C&D Canal Documentary on MPT
Chesapeake City’s connection with Showboat and the canal’s role in the Civil War It was a pleasure to have a small part in this amazing documentary on the C&D Canal and Chesapeake City! I was able to talk about the … Continue reading
Meet the Legendary Writers of the Chesapeake
Chesapeake Writers: Literary legends from around the bay Please join us for a Chesapeake Writers talk on May 7 at 6:30 pm at the North East branch library. Local author David Healey will introduce you to our own literary legends … Continue reading
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Spanish flu epidemic raged 100 years ago
This video comes courtesy of the Cecil County Public Library, where the talk was given. More than 100 years ago, the Spanish flu epidemic struck worldwide, leaving millions dead. Even the small towns of Maryland and Delaware were impacted … Continue reading
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Returning ospreys have become rite of spring
High atop the Chesapeake City bridge, a pair of ospreys has returned to its nest, just as the birds have done each spring for the last several years. These birds of prey have a hawk eye’s view of the town … Continue reading
Eastern Shore anthology arrives
The Eastern Shore is a unique place, so it’s fitting that this new anthology features writers and writing from our Chesapeake Bay region. Bay to Ocean: The Year’s Best Writing from the Eastern Shore offers fiction, nonfiction, and poetry … Continue reading
Baltimore Sun Op-Ed on new Chesapeake Bay span
From a writer’s perspective, what makes the Eastern Shore and Delmarva unique is that it’s out of the way. A proposed new Chesapeake Bay crossing could truly impact our sense of place. Here is the Baltimore Sun op-ed I wrote … Continue reading
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