I share these prompts to encourage writers and creatives of all ages to journal uninhibitedly on a daily basis. No marketing, just prompts. Don't feel compelled to spend days or even hours crafting the perfect response. Write, sketch, paint, or compose your response in words or colors, musical notes or dance interpretations, and then share … Continue reading Writing Prompt #3: Silence. 1.19.2022
Writing Prompt #2: Weather. 1.18.2022
I share these prompts to encourage writers and creatives of all ages to journal uninhibitedly on a daily basis. No marketing, just prompts. Don't feel compelled to spend days or even hours crafting the perfect response. Write, sketch, paint, or compose your response wildly in words or colors, musical notes or dance interpretations, and then … Continue reading Writing Prompt #2: Weather. 1.18.2022
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Writing Prompt #1: Courage. 1.17.2022
Today, I begin sharing daily writing prompts to encourage writers of all ages to journal on a daily basis. No marketing, just prompts. If you wish to share your writing to the daily prompt, please feel free to leave a link in the comments or use the hashtag #RVWritingPrompts wherever you might be posting your … Continue reading Writing Prompt #1: Courage. 1.17.2022
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Now Accepting Pre-Orders for 2732 Prisms of Love-Stained Light
Rus VanWestervelt's latest work, 2732 Prisms of Love-Stained Light, is scheduled to launch worldwide on 21 December 2021, but you can pre-order your copy today through December 15 at a reduced price. Benefits of preordering include: - Personalized copy signed by the author - Price reduced to just $11 for hand-delivered copies - Shipping only … Continue reading Now Accepting Pre-Orders for 2732 Prisms of Love-Stained Light
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In These Days of Gratitude
Hello. Earlier today, I checked my post office mailbox and found a letter from a friend of 50 years. The note expressed gratitude for our 5 decades of friendship, and it made me smile for a milestone that means a great deal to me. About six weeks ago, though, I had to take a drastic … Continue reading In These Days of Gratitude
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Jessica Bell’s Icasia Bloom Touches Readers With Happiness
Review: How Icasia Bloom Touched Happiness (Vine Leaves Press), by Jessica Bell Scheduled for release 21 September 2021 By Rus VanWestervelt ***NO SPOILERS*** I don’t know about you, but I have a full shelf of books that I return to often. Sure, I love the plots, and they are entertaining in a way that makes … Continue reading Jessica Bell’s Icasia Bloom Touches Readers With Happiness
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56 Things I Have Learned
I turn 56 on March 3, so I offer you 56 things I have learned in these 56 spins around the sun. Which of these resonate with you? 1. We are the gatekeepers of the origins, the overtures, of our lives. No one knows us better than we know ourselves. The wisdom that resides within … Continue reading 56 Things I Have Learned
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Lovedigger
A work of creative nonfiction by Rus VanWestervelt. I originally wrote this piece in 2011 and submitted it for publication. It was not picked up, but as I read it now 10 years later, it has some lasting, sorrowful quality to it, which is why I am sharing it with all of you here. The … Continue reading Lovedigger
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Electric Christmas, 20 Years Later
Twenty years ago, I wrote, and published, "Electric Christmas" in Baltimore's Child. It was my first sold piece as a freelance writer, and it kicked off a career in submitting my original work to share with the world. Now, 20 years later, we are still taking rides during the holidays to look at your lights. … Continue reading Electric Christmas, 20 Years Later
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The Dangers of Transactional Academics
When my students and I were in week 5 of digital learning during the early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic, we had already established a good routine, where some students would log on a little early, and we would chat about the last few days and how we were all getting through. Then, at the … Continue reading The Dangers of Transactional Academics
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