April showers, May flowers, and greetings from MWA! The birth stone for May babies is emerald.  This lovely gem is clear, green, and shiny brilliant, much like spring in Maryland.  If this month were a gaudy t-shirt, I would wear it every day until it turned into June! By now you’r...

Magnificent Maryland Writers, Welcome to June! The month of June takes its name from “Juno”, the Roman goddess of marriage – which is strange, because she is most often depicted in the garb of war with sword in hand.  Or maybe that makes sense, after all.  Either way, it...

Foghorn Greetings, Maryland Writer! All this month it is April 2026!  Isn’t that strange?  Thirty days of spring, glorious spring in Maryland, the most beautiful state of all these magnificent United States of America!  I’m both happy and proud to be here.  This week...

Belated Greetings, Maryland Writer! Welcome to March 2026!  Spring is afoot, yet snow is in the air.  Yesterday, we had sunshine, then sleet, followed by a heavy snow – with thunder – then more sunshine and thirty-knot wind gusts.  The Chesapeake Bay, normally a tranquil ...

Greetings, World-Saving Maryland Writer! From the office of MWA's Executive Committee President, I bid you Thanksgiving wishes for many joyous hours of family, friends, neighbors, networking, and – above all else – writing!  Indeed, November and December are holiday months intended...