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...

Happy birthday, America, it’s July 2026 and you are 250 years old! Greetings, Maryland Writers!  July is a month of many things simply because there is so much to do!  Warm weather, lots of sunshine, and bountiful Maryland landscapes can fill a personal calendar with countless wonde...

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 ...