David Healey's Blog, page 17
May 20, 2015
On eve of hurricane season, recalling George Washington’s Storm
Hurricane season officially begins June 1. While in some ways this is an arbitrary date because nature sets its own rules and does not follow a man-made calendar, let’s just say it’s time to keep a weather eye out! In the last 400 years … Continue reading →
April 24, 2015
Replay of the WINTER SNIPER book trailer
In case you missed it, here is the WINTER SNIPER book trailer. 
March 31, 2015
Takeaways from the Bay to Ocean Writers’ Conference
On a crisp winter’s day, writers from across the region gathered at Chesapeake College in Wye Mills for the 18th annual Bay to Ocean Writers Conference, organized by the Eastern Shore Writers Associaton. Days and weeks after the end of … Continue reading →
March 18, 2015
New look for Winter Sniper cover
On the publishing front, it’s worth noting that Winter Sniper has a new cover that shows a German soldier in winter camouflage taking aim with his rifle at an unseen target. The title in red type really pops off the … Continue reading →
March 6, 2015
Celebrate St. Patrick’s day with history
St. Patrick’s Day is a holiday known for green beer and corned beef, “Kiss me I’m Irish” buttons and ties with shamrocks. In bars the patrons will toast all things Irish and you won’t have to go far on the … Continue reading →
February 8, 2015
Chesapeake Bay’s last War of 1812 battle
Battle of the Ice Mound was last War of 1812 battle on Chesapeake Bay Here is a chapter from Delmarva Legends & Lore to mark the anniversary of the last War of 1812 battle in Maryland, which took place at … Continue reading →
February 3, 2015
The good kind of writer’s block
Thank you to Harford Heart magazine and writer Vonnie Winslow Crist for the wonderful article! You can read it at the link here: https://flipflashpages.uniflip.com/3/...
January 28, 2015
Eastern Shore Writers to offer $1,000 book prize
The Eastern Shore Writers Association announces that it will award a $1000 prize for the best book written by a Delmarva writer in 2015. The award is open to all categories and genre of books including fiction, non-fiction and poetry. … Continue reading →
January 22, 2015
Remembering the Spanish flu epidemic in Cecil County
This is the time of year when everyone seems to be coming down with something and flu season is in full swing. From the files, I came across some research about the Spanish flu epidemic in Cecil County, Md., nearly … Continue reading →
January 18, 2015
Upcoming events for 2015
Upcoming events in 2015 This list will be updated throughout the year, but here is what’s coming up so far. Hope to see you there! January 24—Book signing at CCEA Gala, Schaefer’s Canal House February 28—Bay to Ocean Writers’ Conference, … Continue reading →
