Latest Posts
The Spirit of the BVMs lives on in the Recipients of the Sister Barbara Kutchera Scholarship
Following is an article that I wrote for Clarke University Alumni Magazine about my Aunt Barbara, who was an English professor at Clarke and also a nun in the BVM order. Sister Barbara Kutchera had a huge influence on my life. I hope you enjoy the article. ...
A Fisherman and His Boat – A Portrait of Philly Anderson
While writing my book Portraits of Immigrant Voices, I learned how much I enjoy interviewing people and boiling down their life stories into a page or two. I had the same opportunity when I worked on “From Lake to Plate: Local Fishing Families and Foodways,” a...
Meeting a Legendary, Pioneering Runner
Who was this sitting next to me, I wondered. She had a big smile, yet a tearful demeanor. She was wearing what I assumed was traditional African attire: a black dress with beads woven along the waistline and a majestic web of red latticework beads around her neck. Her hair was pulled back. And around her forehead, she wore a yellow, red and black beaded headband.