July / August 2011 Archives

Dress for Success Book Signing

Life and relationship coach Amy Schoen, author of Get It Right This Time: How...

Tasteful Gardeners

Danny BortnickExecutive chef and general manager, Firefly in Washington, D.C.Danny Bortnick always wanted to...

Taking the Rap

As a student at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, Eli Kamerow was an unlikely candidate...

Alexandra Robbins’ Revenge of the Nerds

Alexandra Robbins knows of plenty of celebrities who suffered in high school: Taylor Swift,...

Don’t Hate the Meter Man

This is an old story. You put a quarter into the meter because the...

Web Exclusive: New Bethesda Circulator

Bethesda Urban Partnership unveiled its new fleet of Bethesda Circulator vehicles. The newly designed...

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The Incredible Lightness of Bee-ing

Not many men would have the confidence to walk around downtown Bethesda in a...

Smooth Customers

I lingered inside the door of the hair salon, watching a sudden downpour soak...

Position for Life

Kurt van der Schalie was sidelined by multiple injuries during his youth, including pulled...

Bethesda Big Train 2011

Community baseball fans spent a midsummer evening at Bethesda Magazine Night at the Big...

The Escape Artist

At 5:30 p.m., Tyra looked at me, and I knew.My 12-year-old beagle-mix dog was...

Web Exclusive: College Trivia

Though he had just taped three episodes of Jeopardy! on March 2, Bethesda resident...

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Cut for the Cure

Last night, George Bacchus Salon & Spa and black 15in1 Miracle Hair Treatment hosted...

Hail to the Chief

Growing up in the Cohasset neighborhood of Bethesda, Jim Resnick kept a metal toolbox...

Kumbaya

When did summer camps become so upscale? When I was a kid, we were...

What Bethesda's Reading: May 2011

Hardcover Fiction—Barnes & Noble BethesdaDead Reckoning (Sookie Stackhouse Series, #11), Charlaine HarrisBuried Prey (Lucas...

Since You Asked: July-Aug. 2011

What's the castle down by Candy Cane City in Chevy Chase? —Jon Gardner, formerly...

Untitled, 1—Young Adult Essay

You won’t find moth-eaten clothes or broken toys in my attic, just about six...

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Volunteering? Ugh!!!

I didn’t “get” volunteering. Throughout my childhood, I accompanied my father to neighbors’ homes...

Rude Awakening

Everyone grows up eventually. Just some, sooner than others.John and Elaine. Brother and sister....

Neeraja

As a child, I often reflected upon the beauty of my aunt’s name, Neeraja,...

The Captive Audience

The woman in the white coat was staring at me, her pen poised on...

Untitled—Adult Essay

I sink to the floor, searching desperately. The table casts a long shadow on...

Two Mountains

We maneuver by moonlight, trudging along for what seems an eternity, one foot, then...

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On the Line

Whoosh, whip, whoosh, whip. The clothes of the neighbors hang vulnerably and freely on...

Frames

My bike is a vintage 1973 Raleigh handed down to me by my father....

Caught

That night was my turn to guard his ragged body. My only defense was...

Birthday Cake

A screeching alarm clock woke Carolyn Anderson at eight a.m. on the day of...

Untitled—Young Adult Fiction

In “Amreeka,” where my parents came to study, where they raked the yellow-orange leaves...

An Undimmed World

I“Tiny little blades, rising and rising, swinging and swooing1. Green elegant leafs, protruding from...

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Because of That Night

Numb. That’s how I feel sitting in the waiting room of the hospital of...

Maggie

He circled the building's empty fourth floor again, peering into every open classroom, listening...

The Gift

Miranda bends to pick up the discarded packaging. She scans the expiration date while...

Birds

Timmy flew to China. He loved the little packets the airline gave us, the...

Taking Shelter

After the tornado hopscotched through town, I sat beside Bill on his collapsed roof,...

2011 Short Story and Essay Contest—Children's Essay Winners

Robert ApgoodKindergarten, Our Lady of LourdesThe most beautiful place I have ever seen is...

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Nightmare on Elm Street

The first thing you see as you drive into one of downtown Bethesda’s busiest...

Revelations

For kids, things are sweet and simple. There are super heroes and princesses and...

Untitled, 2—Young Adult Essay

Writing has always been my way to escape the harsh realities of the world...

2011 Short Story and Essay Contest—Judge's Bios

Adult Fiction JudgesMichelle Brafman is a writer and teacher. Her fiction has been published...

The View Up Here

Perched on a mountain ridge, the house is an aerie located 1,600 feet up...

Imaging a Better You

If you’re wondering how you’d look with a straighter nose, a flatter belly, more...

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Newton’s Law

So is Newton’s Table the “wow” we’ve been waiting for? After all, this is...

Grilled Steak Tacos With Blue Cheese and Baby Arugula

Nothing says summer like steak sizzling on the grill. And nothing helps a notoriously...

Variations on a Theme

Ah, France. The tinny accordion music. The famed cuisine—multiple scoops of cookie-dough ice cream...

2011 Short Story and Essay Contest

This year, more than 100 adults and 40 young adults entered the Bethesda Magazine/Bethesda...

things i should probably write down

Before before i write anything else i should explain why i’ ive started writing in...