I regret not having had time to post on the blog this fall, but plenty has been going on at Kittywham Productions! I wrote a new Christmas play, The Twelve Months of Christmas, which had its premiere this December, and I couldn’t have been more pleased with the production. Eventually, once I work through the […]
Kjerstin Kauffman, an ’08 alumna of Hillsdale College with an MFA from Johns Hopkins University, will be teaching a Poetry Workshop at Hillsdale in the fall, and I couldn’t be more thrilled. I’m so looking forward to learning from her and refining my understanding of poetic technique. She and her husband have three young children, […]
A California native, junior Anne Begin is a double major in Latin and Greek at Hillsdale College. In addition to being an amazing classicist, Annie continually astounds me with her skill as a violinist and her flexibility with various styles of music, ranging from classical to jazz to fiddle music. She’s humble and hardworking, and […]
Hillsdale College senior Mary Catherine Meyer is majoring in English with a minor in Classical Education. Organized, intelligent, and kind, she’s a graceful writer and the current Editor-in-Chief of the Tower Light student literary publication. I’ve been so privileged to work with Mary Catherine on the Tower Light board for several semesters, learning from her […]
Yancey Madison Courtney is a senior at Hillsdale College, and she is majoring in Chemistry and English. She goes by Yancey or Madison, but I’ve always called her Madison ever since I met her two years before I came to Hillsdale. She was my sister LaRae’s roommate, and later housemate, so I’ve been able to […]
An Ohio native, senior Mikayla Brown is majoring in History and minoring in Music Education at Hillsdale College. Mikayla is an outstanding musician (and does many, many other things too, as you’ll see!), and it’s been lovely to collaborate with her in the Hillsdale Camerata. Last spring, for instance, she was featured playing her harp […]
Grace Hertz, double majoring in Music and English, is currently a senior at Hillsdale College. She’s a beautiful flute player and pianist. Grace is also the head RA in my dorm, and she’s such a sweet mentor and friend to every one of the girls here, always interested in our lives and giving us encouraging […]
Hillsdale College senior Micah Meadowcroft is earning his degree in History with a Journalism minor. Micah is an excellent writer and critic, and for several semesters I’ve been privileged to work on the Tower Light’s editorial board with Micah and learn from his artistic insights. (You can read a poem written by Micah here — […]
Yesterday afternoon I was thrilled to be a part of the Spring Honors Assembly at Hillsdale College. Conducted once a year, this ceremony provides the college’s various departments with an opportunity to recognize a few of their students and give out awards and scholarships. Some of the awards require applications from students and others don’t, […]
A senior at Hillsdale College, Sydney Sparks is earning her degree in Classics with an emphasis in Latin and also a minor in French. Sydney and I have taken many Latin and Greek classes together (this semester we’re both in Roman Civilization), and she is currently the president of the Classics honorary on campus, Eta […]