

Beloit College Magazine: Spring 2026
The newest issue of the Beloit College Magazine is live and in mailboxes! For this issue I dug into the archives, visited classrooms, and had the opportunity to steward Ray Broad's story from a campus presentation to publication. Remembering history: the Class of 1919 Victory Fountain An unexpected find and a landscaping challenge led to the installation of a century-old class gift in front the renovated Morse Library. Beyond Board means back to the classroom for alumni Befo


Fit to Serve-Half and One Literary
I published this blog post celebrating the publication of a particular essay from my memoir, Strings in our Hands: A Memoir for My Community of Teachers. On campus today, I attended a talk by Daniel Wilkinson, author of Silence on the Mountain: Stories of Terror, Betrayal, and Forgetting in Guatemala. A full circle moment. Others in the room who don't know me yet were surprised that Guatemala was part of my story. Sometimes, I surprise myself that I forget the same. I knew I


Can Birds Drown in Snow? - Hare's Paw Lit Journal
Can Birds Drown in Snow? "It is said that if a Hare emerges in your life, the Divine is trying to tell you to move away from the shadows and embrace a new beginning or opportunity... Hare’s Paw Literary Journal adopts the Hare as a familiar, a musical call to home, and an abundance of new and intricate work." "Olivia Thomes is a writer, educator, and farmer from Massachusetts... S he created Hare's Paw Literary Journal to encompass what every writer has to offer." I'm proud



