I finished up a two, two-page spread for a story that will be published next January in the University of Maryland, Baltimore’s annual alumni magazine, Maryland magazine. The design is completely different from anything that has appeared in the magazine before. The feedback has been positive, but I think the higher-ups may not be comfortable with it.

The story starts off with this compelling paragraph:

Imagine falling asleep at night to the sound of shotgun blasts. Or coming home from school to find your belongings strewn on the street, again, because your family can’t pay the rent. Or hoping that your mother’s boyfriend doesn’t get high and hurt you like he’s done before. For some children who live on the fringes in Baltimore’s urban neighborhoods, traumatic events like these make up their everyday lives.

The article concentrates on the a local center helping families deal with different types of trauma, and the success of repairing families that wouldn’t otherwise receive help.