Class Note 1985
Issue
Nov - Dec 2018
Friends, summer is flying by in inverse proportion to the amount of news being received. Whether that makes any sense is unclear, but I do know I’ve got very little to share. But there is news from prolific author Matthew Dickerson, who shared news of his recent endeavors. Many baseball fans know Yankee Stadium as “The House that Ruth Built.” Well, this is essentially “The Column that Matthew Dickerson Wrote.” And thanks to him, by the way.
From Matthew: “During the past 12 months I was selected and subsequently served as a month-long artist-in-residence at two national parks: Glacier National Park (Montana) and Acadia National Park (Maine). And a lodge in Alaska then offered me a writing-residence to write about Lake Clark National Park and Katmai National Park.
“I have a couple books due out in the next year, both works of creative narrative nonfiction writing that are blends of nature writing, environmental writing, and outdoor writing. One is due out this summer, and the other that draws directly from the residencies is due out in early 2019. Look for the first book, A Tale of Three Rivers: Of Wooly Buggers, Bowling Balls, Cigarette Butts, and the Future of Appalachian Brook Trout, on Amazon. And I wrote a four-part series about the experience for the Vermont newspaper Addison County Independent called “A Vermont Outdoorsman at Glacier National Park.” The series earned me the top spot for best sports column of the year in the New England Newspaper and Press Association awards for the category of papers that are not big city dailies.” Matthew began his career as a computer science professor but now also teaches classes on essay writing in the writing program at Middlebury College and has published more than a dozen books on a variety of topics.
From the “Raise Your Hand If You Truly Care” department, the Alpha Chi crew is scheduled for an Italian bike trip in October—look for news on this cycling sojourn in a future column. I promise that no pictures of this group in cycling shorts will be shared, unless there is a groundswell for Jack Sylvia action shots.
Finally, as you read this, spend the next few minutes dashing off a quick update note to me or Leslie. We do enjoy hearing what’s new in your life. And, as you can tell, we need news!
—John MacManus, 188 Ringwood Road, Rosemont, PA 19010; (610) 331-6417; slampong@aol.com; Leslie A. Davis Dahl, 83 Pecksland Road, Greenwich, CT 06831; (203) 552-0070; dahlleslie@yahoo.com
From Matthew: “During the past 12 months I was selected and subsequently served as a month-long artist-in-residence at two national parks: Glacier National Park (Montana) and Acadia National Park (Maine). And a lodge in Alaska then offered me a writing-residence to write about Lake Clark National Park and Katmai National Park.
“I have a couple books due out in the next year, both works of creative narrative nonfiction writing that are blends of nature writing, environmental writing, and outdoor writing. One is due out this summer, and the other that draws directly from the residencies is due out in early 2019. Look for the first book, A Tale of Three Rivers: Of Wooly Buggers, Bowling Balls, Cigarette Butts, and the Future of Appalachian Brook Trout, on Amazon. And I wrote a four-part series about the experience for the Vermont newspaper Addison County Independent called “A Vermont Outdoorsman at Glacier National Park.” The series earned me the top spot for best sports column of the year in the New England Newspaper and Press Association awards for the category of papers that are not big city dailies.” Matthew began his career as a computer science professor but now also teaches classes on essay writing in the writing program at Middlebury College and has published more than a dozen books on a variety of topics.
From the “Raise Your Hand If You Truly Care” department, the Alpha Chi crew is scheduled for an Italian bike trip in October—look for news on this cycling sojourn in a future column. I promise that no pictures of this group in cycling shorts will be shared, unless there is a groundswell for Jack Sylvia action shots.
Finally, as you read this, spend the next few minutes dashing off a quick update note to me or Leslie. We do enjoy hearing what’s new in your life. And, as you can tell, we need news!
—John MacManus, 188 Ringwood Road, Rosemont, PA 19010; (610) 331-6417; slampong@aol.com; Leslie A. Davis Dahl, 83 Pecksland Road, Greenwich, CT 06831; (203) 552-0070; dahlleslie@yahoo.com