News and Feature Articles In this front page news article I reported on the controversy surrounding the University of Mary Washington’s inclement weather policies, which created online and on campus dialogues regarding the topic. This was applauded for its balanced coverage. http://umwbullet.com/2011/01/26/fatal-car-accidents-prompt-concerns-about-snow-policy/ Published on the front page of the features section, this article explores the …

Published Poetry: “Caveat to Mother’s Pearls” and “Coup de Doll” are in the print version of Aubade Winter 2011. “Olfactory Orgasm” is published in Equivocal Literary Journal. “Mind Attack” and “Deployment Treasures of a Navy Wife” are in Pendulum Journal. “Sisters Keepers” is published in Peripheral Surveys, Fall 2012 edition.

Visual Echoes: Significant events and moments in life seem to be etched in the very air where they occur. These specific places and rooms in our everyday homes and yards hold memories, like cupped hands hold fog, nearly tangible. In his book, The Poetics of Space, Gaston Bachelard states, “the exterior spectacle helps intimate grandeur …