Two events at Calvert Library

I have just reactivated my neglected blog, neither to tell the world I ate an over-ripe banana for breakfast while watching five deer scurrying for acorns outside the window, nor about a little prize for a very little love poem (which I could add to my nascent blog after it has seen print somewhere), but to spread the word about two events of note at Calvert Library in Prince Frederick, Md.

Tuesday, October 11, 7 pm "Psychological Effects of Combat" Speakers:
Dr. Elspeth Cameron Ritchie, Colonel US Army [retired], internationally-recognized expert on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders and the problems facing Wounded Warriors and veterans; now chief clinical officer for mental health, District of Columbia;
and passionate advocate for veterans, Nicole Johnson Starr, veteran currently in National Guard, active in working to improve mental health facilities for veterans, police and fire fighters.

Wednesday, October 12, 2-4 pm "Re-Create Your Life: Creative Memoir Writing" workshop with Elisavietta Ritchie, author/editor/publisher. Bring ten copies of 500-1000 of your original words, double-spaced, to share with fellow memoirsts, some of whom are moving into fiction and poetry too.

For more information on both back-to-back events, call the Calvert Library, 410-535-0291.

And while these days are not connected except in calendar time, they were planned independantly of one another.But yes, there is a whiff of nepotism involved.