July / August 2010

Gabriella FernandezKindergarten Our Lady of Lourdes, BethesdaMy special day...

Brief Glimpses of a Fleeting Soul

1942Two golden fangs protruded from its mouth and held the young boy’s ...

The Descent

Two young teens, a girl and boy, go for a walk. They are...

What Rose from the Snow

She first walked into my life a week before Christmas, while I was...

Apartment 503

For five years Jess had walked by the century-old apartment building on...

Identity

I was sure that my eyes were glowing with the strangest luminescence ...

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Found in Translation

Mr. Zhou woke sluggishly, slowly becoming aware of his cold feet and ...

Confessions of a Practical Idealist

I want a beautiful world.I actually said that in a job interview once. Not...

Talk to Strangers

My personal philosophy? Talk to strangers.And, yes, I even tell my kids to...

Walden in the City

When I read Walden by Henry David Thoreau in college, he became my...

Untitled

After many years of living, I still don’t have life completely figured...

Parenting Past Perfect

Bookstores are chock full of parenting manuals. They provide guidance on all...

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My Approach to Life

"Attention. There will be a Fallen Comrade ceremony in five minutes. PT...

Approach to Life

Life is a tennis match waiting to be played. That’s my life philosophy,...

My Philosophy

"We should use writing to release the pain from our past, so we...

Country Roads

“Country roads, take me home, to the...

Thinking Innovatively

When I first saw a game of lacrosse in middle school, I was...

Reverence for the Ordinary

I believe that once a stretch of land is covered with snow, you...

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Around the World in 300 Days

SignsSilver SpringThe fortune cookie was the final sign.Months earlier I had casually raised the...

The House at Woodend

He was a Navy man, graduating from the United States Naval Academy in...

Time Bandits

The year Ellen Maltz turned 50, she looked at how her parents were aging...

The Peak Years

Sprawled on a boulder atop a Himalayan promontory, I had the view of a...

Line Delete

At 28, Sayeh Hamzehzadeh is the picture of elegant, youthful beauty. She...

Going With the Flow

A Sound Decision Potomac’s Moussa Moaadel has built his life in...

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Tour de France

If another chef predicted that on his restaurant’s Web site, it’d be considered puffery....

Whole Grilled Fish With Spicy Ginger Glaze

The cuisine of the hot and humid climates of southeastern Asia combines fresh ingredients...

Shore Bets

Lewes, Del.Café AzafránThursdays are Paella Night at Café Azafrán, a small restaurant tucked in...

You Call This a Vacation?

When I heard about the topic on the cover of this issue of the...

Leaving Home

In the fall of 1989, I spent countless hours walking around my neighborhood in...

The New BethesdaMagazine.com

In 1995-96, I ran two large political websites: first PoliticsUSA and then PoliticsNow. The...

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A Tortoise and a Hare

The creation of our new website is a story of a tortoise and a...

Strangers

The boy walked with all his weight thrown ahead of him, moving ever...

Moths in Madagascar

The smell of the 15th floor of the Palisade is a wonderful mixture, ...

A Box of Buttons

The first time Maria saw the man she loved, he was holding a long,...

Thrift Shop

“Why don’t you shave that little mustache. Only spics have little pussy mustaches...

Hydrangeas in the Heat

She had started this trip to the nursery with hope, but it was a...

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Fireflies

Each year in August, when my Grandfather comes to visit, I am reminded...

Who’s to Blame?

Last September, Montgomery County officials were looking at a $370-million budget gap. By Dec....

Survivor

Rick Santos was standing next to the long mahogany reception desk in the lobby...

Kids Rock

Like a cheetah on the prowl, singer Andrew Salfi pounces on the microphone, grabs...

The Business of Love

“My dream is to find the 5-foot-2, socially awkward, not-attractive guy who has wanted...

‘Cosmetic’ Changes

A couple of decades ago, seeing a plastic surgeon for an anti-aging procedure was...

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Batting for the Nationals

Harolyn Cardozo grew up in Chevy Chase rooting for the Baltimore Orioles. Her father...

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