Methacton Grad Recounts Boston Attacks: 'We Cannot be Afraid'

Among the area natives in Boston on Monday, when the attacks on the Boston Marathon rocked the nation, was Christopher Keelty, a Methacton graduate and now freelance writer living in New York City.

Keelty was there to cheer on his girlfriend, Liz Corkum, a Skippack native who was running for her second time in the marathon. He recounted the experience recently on his personal blog, christopherkeetly.com. Keelty writes:

I was at Massachusetts and Commonwealth Avenues, about six blocks or so from the finish line, when the explosions detonated. I was talking to a friend of Liz’s who had finished about an hour earlier, and we both heard the bombs. We wondered aloud what the noise might have been, but assumed it was something benign. From that distance it might have been a truck dropping its tailgate, or a collision. Living in New York City sort of desensitizes you to loud noises.

Read the full account here. You can also read about their departure from Boston and more of Keelty's writings on his blog.

Christopher Keelty is a Methacton grad and freelance writer living with his girlfriend in Harlem.