That House

by Andrea Hansell

Jun 15 • Andrea Hansell

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The Oyster and the Living House*

based on the theme of WAVES

Jun 9 • Ruby!

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May 2026

If Only I Could Play “Free Bird”

Based on the theme of ROCK ’N’ ROLL

May 30 • Michael Loyd Gray

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Two Poems by Sharon Black

Based on the theme of HOUSEKEEPING. (The line lengths of these poems make them best read on a desktop)

May 22

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The Ice House

Based on the theme of PORTALS

May 15 • Michael Loyd Gray

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The Last Train to Chicago

by Michael Loyd Gray, based on the theme of “Work”

May 8 • Michael Loyd Gray

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April 2026

Knick-Knack*

by Lee Huntington, based on the theme of HOUSEKEEPING

Apr 10

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Grub & Sea Salt

“She’s a feeder she is . . .”—an old sea dog on South Baltimore cable ships

Apr 2 • rafael alvarez

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March 2026

Baseball is Back . . .

And TVBR is, too

Mar 29 • Kim Willardson—Words & Images

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June 2025

Congratulations to the “Waves”-Themed Short Story Contest Winners

“Life is a wave, which in no two consecutive moments of its existence is composed of the same particles.”—John Tyndall

Jun 16, 2025 • Kim Willardson—Words & Images

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Congratulations to the Short-List Finalists from TVBR’s “Waves”-themed Short Story Contest

“A short story must have a single mood and every sentence must build towards it.”—Edgar Allan Poe

Jun 6, 2025 • Kim Willardson—Words & Images

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April 2025

End of April 2025 Updates

“Life is a wave, which in no two consecutive moments of its existence is composed of the same particles.”—John Tyndall

Apr 30, 2025 • Kim Willardson—Words & Images

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