On Friday, September 15, I sent the following note to my writers.

     “I have decided to dedicate space in Chesapeake Style to the recent tragedy in New York and D.C. Would you be willing to write something, perhaps a short piece,, a paragraph or two, about your reactions, either to this tragedy and horror, and/or your reactions to or memories about Pearl Harbor and WW II? 

     It is something I feel compelled to do, and I hope you will participate.” 

     They responded quickly and and thoughtfully with both poetry and prose. What you read in “God Bless America” are the results. 

November 2001	Remembrance, Prayer and Resolve   -   By Steve and Chelly Scala
	A Prayer Answered   -   By Margaret Miles
	The Stream of Angels   -   By Geoff Rogers
October 2001	I am proud to be an American   -   By Janet Abbott Fast
	God Bless America!   -   By Nancy W. Vickers
	Now You Know     -   By Tom Nesbitt
	From the Ashes the American Phoenix Always Rises   -   By Earl D. Beauchamp, Jr.
	Pearl Harbor and the Twin Towers    -   By Don McCauley
	9/11 Demarcation of Time    -   By Sharon Boyles
	The Message   -   By Ann Sale
	Where Do We Go From Here?    -   By Ficklin “Fick” Bryant
	Tears Fell Down   -   By Ficklin “Fick” Bryant
	Be strong and of a good courage   -  By Sharon Slaughter
	Days Which Will Live in Infamy   -   By Hugh Davis
	Memories of War and Resolve for our Future   -  By J.B. Burch
	Enemy Attack Unites All Americans in a Common Purpose   -   By Zack Loesch
	America’s Day of Mourning   -   By Florence Jenkins Muse
	The Worst Disaster   -   By Cassandra Burton
	Memories and Revelation   -   By Catherine C. Brooks
	Where Was I?   -   By Bill Bryan
	What Does It Mean?   -   By Rev. Ron Jones
	Remembrance, Prayer and Resolve   -  By Steve and Chelly Scala