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Alan Vandervoort

Author and Poet

  • Sandhills – A Novel
  • Key Largo Summer
  • Poetry Page
  • Book Reviews
  • Alan’s TTIM Stories

Alan Vandervoort

Author and Poet

  • Sandhills – A Novel
  • Key Largo Summer
  • Poetry Page
  • Book Reviews
  • Alan’s TTIM Stories

Alan's TTIM Stories

Favorite Quotes

by vandervoort June 25, 2025June 25, 2025 2 Min Reading

I’m so happy they said that! Alan’s TTIM Stories #78 In a variety of observations through reading, social media and entertainment outlets, certain phrases stay

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Harry visits home

by vandervoort June 18, 2025June 18, 2025 2 Min Reading

Alan’s TTIM Stories #77 Harry traveled on horseback to reach his boyhood home north of Towsontown. The visit took place during a very busy time

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In Praise of Wetlands

by vandervoort June 10, 2025June 10, 2025 5 Min Reading

Alan’s TTIM Stories #76 A victim of misinformation and bad reputation – wetlands have suffered from a campaign of destruction unequaled in environmental history. These

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The Defense of Margaret Jones

by vandervoort June 2, 2025June 2, 2025 2 Min Reading

Alan’s TTIM Stories #75Historic fiction based on actual events Margaret Jones:I appreciate the opportunity to address this General Court on my behalf. You accuse me

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High-Speed Rail in the USA

by vandervoort May 28, 2025May 28, 2025 3 Min Reading

Alan’s TTIM Stories #74 History gives the United States adulation for transportation innovations – Interstate highways, development of the airplane, space travel, steamships, the first

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Brandywine

by vandervoort May 19, 2025May 19, 2025 3 Min Reading

Alan’s TTIM Stories #73 The Brandywine Creek valley contains an uncommon wealth of history, industry, nature, and culture for the modest amount of area surrounding

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What came first – the chicken or the baseball?

by vandervoort May 14, 2025May 14, 2025 3 Min Reading

Alan’s TTIM Stories #72 “The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball.”Terence Mann – Field of Dreams A finely stitched baseball is

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Nicknames – a positive(?) town image

by vandervoort May 7, 2025May 7, 2025 3 Min Reading

Alan’s TTIM Stories #71 A country full of town nicknames – some to accent local history and/or local industry and some so peculiar to stand

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The Battle of the Severn River

by vandervoort April 30, 2025 3 Min Reading

Alan’s TTIM Stories #70 A monarch’s execution, a country’s civil war, conflict of religions, claims on a continent, power struggles – historically, affected the current

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Understanding Instagram

by vandervoort April 22, 2025April 22, 2025 3 Min Reading

Alan’s TTIM Stories #69 The intent of this post was a discussion on how to find success through Instagram. The more I researched the subject,

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My Redeemer Lives

by vandervoort April 16, 2025April 16, 2025 2 Min Reading

Alan’s TTIM Stories #68 Every Christmas season we hear a masterpiece of music – Handel’s Messiah. The most played, popular song is the Hallelujah Chorus.

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The Battle for the Arts – Part Two

by vandervoort April 9, 2025April 9, 2025 5 Min Reading

Alan’s TTIM Stories #67 Last year I posted a TTIM Story about the threat to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, National Endowment for the Arts,

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